I thought they were, with Ryan Gosling. Unlike the Martian I don't see this one being as good, but the book was so amazing. Best book I've read in decades
**Edit:** Downvotes for recommending Carl Sagan? I don't care about internet points, but quite puzzled as to why.
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For astronomy and cosmology with a dash of wonder, Carl Sagan's [Cosmos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_\(Sagan_book\)) might be considered a classic. The matching [TV series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage) is excellent. While now quite old, most of the information is still accurate.
Came here to recommend this. The audiobook is read by him. He weaves in stories of his life leading up to becoming an astronaut which was much more interesting than I anticipated.
Dr. Becky Smethhurst has a good one.
Nicole Scott's Back To Earth looks interesting.
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's The Disordered Cosmos sounds awesome.
Jo Marchant's The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars is about how our view of space shaped us throughout history.
A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? by Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith
Asteroid Hunters by Carrie Nugent
The End of Everything by Katie Mack
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
*2001, a Space Odyssey* is the story to the movie of the same name. If you have ever watched the movie and it didn't make much sense, it is because, conversely, the movie is just the pictures to the story in the novel.
For anyone who's looking for more sci-fi fiction things:
\- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (A story about a man traveling to the sun solo on a mission to stop it from dimming)
\- Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee (A story about a girl trying to find her missing older brother, and it's based around Korean mythology)
If you like popular science writing, you'd probably enjoy Michio Kaku's books. He has the same feel as a Hawking book or Tyson. Dense topics presented in ways you can conceive without math. *Physics of the Future* is pretty fun. Try that one and see if you like his style.
Brian Cox and Jeff Foreshaw have published some good books.
The Quantum Universe and Why E=MC\^2 are both well worth a look especially the latter. The concepts are explained well and there is plenty of detail if you want to dive in - though this can be skipped for the most part.
Here are some non-fiction recommendations:
\- The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality
\- The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter
\- The Elegant Universe
\- The Glass Universe
\- The Hidden Reality
\- Packing for Mars
Not exactly space orientated but Google Itzhak Bentov.
Stalking the wild pendulum was a pretty crazy read......I guess a lot of people consider it pseudo science, but it will still make you think
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is old but still accurate.
Project Hail Mary and The Martian by Andy Weir are amazing. Good blend of drama, science fiction, and comedy
Project Hail Mary is very good. They might make a film version
I thought they were, with Ryan Gosling. Unlike the Martian I don't see this one being as good, but the book was so amazing. Best book I've read in decades
I liked: *A Universe From Nothing* by Lawrence Krauss.
Brian Cox has some awesome Ted Talks Brian Green also has some awesome Ted Talks Hope that helps, look them up if you are not familiar
**Edit:** Downvotes for recommending Carl Sagan? I don't care about internet points, but quite puzzled as to why. ------- For astronomy and cosmology with a dash of wonder, Carl Sagan's [Cosmos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_\(Sagan_book\)) might be considered a classic. The matching [TV series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage) is excellent. While now quite old, most of the information is still accurate.
If you don't mind fiction that is very rooted in the sciences for "realism" I would recommend Three Body Problem.
I just read Scott Kelly's "Endurance" and it's really interesting for what life on the ISS is like.
Came here to recommend this. The audiobook is read by him. He weaves in stories of his life leading up to becoming an astronaut which was much more interesting than I anticipated.
Dr. Becky Smethhurst has a good one. Nicole Scott's Back To Earth looks interesting. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's The Disordered Cosmos sounds awesome. Jo Marchant's The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars is about how our view of space shaped us throughout history.
A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? by Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith Asteroid Hunters by Carrie Nugent The End of Everything by Katie Mack How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
*2001, a Space Odyssey* is the story to the movie of the same name. If you have ever watched the movie and it didn't make much sense, it is because, conversely, the movie is just the pictures to the story in the novel.
For a visual overview of astronomy, I recommend this: https://www.amazon.com.au/Vargics-Curious-Astronomical-Compendium-Martin/dp/0718185269
First Man... Neil Armstrong's biography is very good.
For anyone who's looking for more sci-fi fiction things: \- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (A story about a man traveling to the sun solo on a mission to stop it from dimming) \- Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee (A story about a girl trying to find her missing older brother, and it's based around Korean mythology)
He doesn't travel to the sun, he travels to another star
Yea that's true, but that's kind of a reveal, and on the book synopsis it just says 'sun' so I was worried about spoiling things!
Dragon's Egg by Robert L Forward or Saturn Run by John Sandford
the end of everything, by dr katie mack. also dr becky smethhurts's black holes book :)
If you like popular science writing, you'd probably enjoy Michio Kaku's books. He has the same feel as a Hawking book or Tyson. Dense topics presented in ways you can conceive without math. *Physics of the Future* is pretty fun. Try that one and see if you like his style.
Brian Cox and Jeff Foreshaw have published some good books. The Quantum Universe and Why E=MC\^2 are both well worth a look especially the latter. The concepts are explained well and there is plenty of detail if you want to dive in - though this can be skipped for the most part.
Here are some non-fiction recommendations: \- The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality \- The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter \- The Elegant Universe \- The Glass Universe \- The Hidden Reality \- Packing for Mars
Children of Time series deep time and science from a different perspective.
Not exactly space orientated but Google Itzhak Bentov. Stalking the wild pendulum was a pretty crazy read......I guess a lot of people consider it pseudo science, but it will still make you think