The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space

by David H. DeVorkin, Robert W. Smith, Robert P. Kirshner (Foreword)

To celebrate NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and its 25 years of accomplishments, let The Hubble Cosmos fill your mind with big ideas, brilliant imagery, and a new understanding of the universe in which we live. Relive key moments in the monumental Hubble story, from launch through major new instrumentation to the promise of discoveries to come. With more than 150 photographs including Hubble All-Stars—the most famous of all the noteworthy images—The Hubble Cosmos shows how this telescope is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Astronomy, Space, Art, Coffee Table Books, History

224 pages, Hardcover

First published October 6, 2015

Reviews

[Baffi · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Hubble Cosmos" offers a compact but comprehensive overview of the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) history and its components, but lets be honest: the true stars of this book are the gorgeous images of galaxies, nebualea and other deep sky objects. Some are enhanced but presented in a way the human eye would most likely see them if we were close enough. Others depict layers invisible to us but brought to light by the HST's ability to 'see' beyond the visible. Dogs hear sounds we can't hear, bats navigate by ultrasound. Just because we can't see (or hear) something doesn't mean it isn't there. Powerful telescopes like the HST make all that accessible to us.

My favourite images are, and probably forever will be, those of galaxies, especially the spiral ones. The celebrities among those are interacting galaxies and their insanely beautiful shapes which give a little preview of what the Milkyway and Andromeda galaxy might look like in a few billion years.

[Shalene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stunning photos but I felt like the text meandered a lot. I still learned plenty that I did not know but felt it could have been better organized and more to the point.

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

From its launch on 24 April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been Earth’s “eye in the sky” as man searches the universe for understanding. Following its unexpected and disappointing beginning, the space telescope has performed flawlessly, providing scientific observations that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

Explore Hubble’s beginnings; see the death of a massive star and be amazed by cosmic collisions; explore deep space and look back in time and so much more. Commentary accompanies an amazing array of Hubble photographs of the universe in this National Geographic book; a “Notes” section follows as does a brief authors’ biography section, and an acronyms and abbreviations glossary.

Divided into five parts . . . Part One: Launch and Aftermath; Part Two: Revival and Redemption; Part Three: Reaching Deeper into the Red; Part Four: Big New Eye; Part Five: Ultima Thule . . . this is the book for every reader interested in seeing the magnificence of the universe or taking a journey of discovery simply by perusing Hubble’s amazing photographs.

Highly recommended.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I read and would turn the pages, I literally gasped out-loud at times.

The photographs in this book are a marvel and are awe-inspiring. The beauty of the universe is unrivaled.

This book, like all lovely space books, suffers from the limitations of print. Discussions of the "up-coming" fly by of Pluto was discussed but none of the lovely pictures of the little dwarf planter that could were featured.

Highly recommended.

[Meagann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book explores the 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope and features beautiful pictures of the heavens as well as topics ranging from dark matter, black holes, exo-planets, stars, and so much more. The books also dives into how Hubble came to be and the problems that we overcame to get the telescope working time after time. Highly recommend if you are into physics, astronomy, or are just into space in general.

[Arthur Sperry · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son gave me this book last Christmas, because I always have a calendar on the wall with pictures of the celestial objects, many of them taken by the Hubble. This is a coffee table book which is really fascinating when you sit down to read it. Beautiful photos and much information on all things Hubble. I recommend it for all Astronomy lovers!

[Phillip · Rating 4 out of 5]

BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS, JUST NOT ENOUGH. 25 CHAPTERS ILLUMINATE HIGLIGHTS OF HISTORY WITH NICE ANECDOTAL INSERTS. LIGHT AMD ACCESSIBLY WRITTEN BUT STILL INFORMATIVE. LIGHT DOLLOPS OF SCIENCE ARE EXPLAINED WELL IN NON TECHNICAL TERMS.

4.25 / 5.0

[Donna Luu · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not gonna lie, I did not get this book for the articles. I was here for the photos, and they did not disappoint, even though I know the colors are enhanced/added.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute delight to read. The images were gorgeous and the stories were fascinating. It will be a sad day when Hubble dies.

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very detailed information about both the Hubble telescope and the universe and its components.

[Samyy · Rating 5 out of 5]

BEAUTIFUL photos, and I learned so much about Hubble and the cosmos!

[Phyllis M. Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pictures in this book are jaw-droppingly gorgeous! Words? What words?

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures. I love space!!!

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a solid 5 bright shining stars book with gorgeous photographs by the Hubble Space telescope. There are pictures of stars being formed, supernovas, gaseous clouds, planets and more. I recommend this book to anyone interested in astronomy, science or awesome photography. There are explanations for all photographs, along with background information on how the Hubble telescope was conceived.
This library book was on display at my library.

[Simeon Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not too bad, but it's not really my area of interest and is a little bit too technical for me. I received it as a birthday gift so thought it worth reading. It does a decent job at being layman friendly and the pictures in it are gorgeous. But yeah, I just found it okay really, nothing too special - feels maybe a little lacking in majesty as it is so dry. Ah well.

[Mansour · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Fantastic Cosmic Voyage. I highly recommend it.