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Looking Skyward: Books To Make You Think About Our Universe

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On this edition of Looking Skyward Dr. Regina Jorgenson discusses the next mission by U.S. astronauts to the international space station, and some books about astronomy that will enlighten and entertain.

Books to check out: · The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli · Longitude, The Glass Universe, The Planets, Galileo’s Daughter (and everything else) by Dava Sobel · Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin · Cosmos by Carl Sagan · A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy by Carol Christian · See It with a Small Telescope: 101 Cosmic Wonders Including Planets, Moons, Comets, Galaxies, Nebulae, Star Clusters and More by Will Kalif

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