Space Hazards

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Asteroids, Solar Flares and Cosmic Threats Facing Earth

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Dr. Ryan French, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Collins Astronomy, Ryan French

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Earth is not isolated in space but surrounded by an array of potentially hazardous objects within our own solar system and beyond. Although none of these provide an immediate threat to life, it is the work of scientists around the world to continue monitoring their presence, potential risks and how to minimize these.Dr. Ryan French explores the science of multiple space hazards and discusses the probability and potential impacts of each of them.Topic covered include: asteroids & near-Earth objects, space weather, Earth polarity flips, space junk, stellar and black hole collisions

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Utgivningsdatum2025-09-11
Mått191 x 240 x 18 mm
Vikt890 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagHarperCollins Publishers
ISBN9780008688172
MiljömärkningProduced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.)

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Dr. Ryan French is a solar physicist, science communicator and author. He is pursuing the mysteries of the Sun at the forefront of modern solar physics research, using cutting edge telescopes on the ground and in space. His research takes him all over the world, collaborating with the global community of solar physicists. Ryan also works to share the wonders of the Sun and space with the public, through social media, museums and observatories, and on television and radio. He is also an avid hiker, rock climber, and skier, perhaps because the mountains take him closer to the Sun. Keep up to date with Ryan's other projects at www.ryanjfrench.com