Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System
Categories: Science & Math
Cosmochemist Natalie Starkey explains what comets and asteroids reveal about the origins of the solar system and life on Earth. Starkey describes space missions that have visited, sampled and landed on these bodies, including Stardust and Rosetta, and explains what scientists learn from dust grains and meteorites. She also discusses the threat of impacts and the future of space mining. The book was first published in 2018.
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- Neil deGrasse Tyson: “You've written two of my favorite books that are out there... And a book a few years before that, back in 2018, Catching Stardust.”