Cover art of Space Atlas (First edition, 2012)

Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond is a National Geographic book written by American physicist James S. Trefil, Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University in 2012. It's subdivided into three parts, including photography, star charts, and general information surrounding the Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy, and the Universe.

Trefil also highlights scientists whose discoveries expanded human knowledge of the universe, such as Nicolaus Copernicus, who contrived the first serious heliocentric model of the solar system, or Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who discovered signals of pulsars.[1]

In 2018, a new edition of Space Atlas was published.[2] Just like the 2012 edition, this edition of the book includes foreword by the former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin as a way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his moonwalk.

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Gordon S. (17 November 2012). "Book Review: Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond by James Trefil". Blogcritics. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Chelsea Gohd (2019-02-15). "National Geographic's 2nd Edition of 'Space Atlas' Will Leave You Starstruck". Space.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
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