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For a more realistic concept of Martian colonization, The Case For Mars by Robert Zubrin is an excellent read. Zubrin focuses on a smaller scale, less expensive method of colonizing Mars which involves three Ares class launches, one for a MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle), an ERV (Earth Return Vehicle), and habituation module. The MAV will use in-situ, or on planet resources to produce methane rocket propellant and fuel the crew’s method of leaving the planet once their stay ends. They will dock with the ERV in LMO (Low Martian Oribit), where the ERV will perform a transfer burn to get back home. This plan is known as Mars Semi-Direct (the original, known as Mars Direct, combined the MAV and ERV, but NASA necessitated the modifications that created Semi-Direct) and has been a vision of Zubrin since he originally proposed it to NASA in the 1990s. It should be noted, however, that one needs at least a small scientific background to understand Zubrin’s book. (Concepts such as ISP, deltaV, orbital mechanics ex. Hohmann Transfer, and chemistry involving synthesis of propellants as well as catalyst reactions. Most of it is explained but a minimal background in rocket science is helpful)
EDIT: this plan comprises NASA’s most recent Mars plan, which was actually designed around Zubrin’s suggestions and collaboration with NASA as part of the SEI. This plan can be found in more detail here
"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." - Carl Sagan
Do Stephen a solid and read A Brief History of Time. And never forget the importance of knowledge. The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan is another great one.
RIP Stephen Hawking, one of the truest niggas who ever walked the face of the earth.
There have been thousands of reports from reliable and reputable people within the military, NASA, astronomers, scientists, pilots and lay people from around the world over the past few decades that have no reason to lie (in most cases they report the incidents despite ridicule and potentially damaging their careers), backed up by evidence
NY Times reporter Leslie Kean, who broke the most read story on NY times last year about the 2004 incident that the pentagon were looking in to, has written an incredibly well-researched book about the phenomenon with exhaustive details featuring first person reports from across the globe. It is worth reading before you make up your mind about the occurance https://www.amazon.co.uk/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089
True the field attracts cracked types and more often than not videos that we see on youtube are hoaxes and poor ones at that, but look beyond the bullshit and read actual articles from the French and Chilean government who research such incidents and it will astound you.
The Americans shape the global attitude to the phenomenon - possibly because it shows their incapacity to handle and understand at - and that attitude is one of dismissiveness and ridicule. Fair enough too, if you are the global superpower with complete autonomy over the skies, you don't want to admit you've got a situation you cannot explain. Better to investigate it privately and publicly ridicule it
Ultimately we have no idea what it is, could they be a modern myth as CJ Jung hypothesised in his book "Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies", similar to religious visitations through the years but seen through the prism of our scientific world view, or could they be interdimensional beings as French computer scientist Jacques Valle posits.
fuck knows, but it is interesting just a pity you can't talk about it without being seen as a lunatic.
I remember reading A Brief History of Time while in middle school. I picked it up out of the public library on a whim. I was surprised at how easy of a read it was for a topic that is so complex. It was at that point I understood that the most complex topics in human history were easy to understand at a high level if explained simply, that the knowledge was easily accessible to someone like me.
It's one of the few books that I can point to that I can say legitimately changed my life.
He can get a used copy of the Fundamentals of Astrodynamics on Amazon for just $16.95
"Turn Left At Orion" by Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis. Can be found on Amazon here.
EDIT: Apparently there is an updated version of the book (5th edition).
EDIT 2: watch the delivery time - the link in my former edit says ships within 1-3 months. Might not be the best choice for under the xmas tree.
A good place to start is Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, by Carroll and Ostlie: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Modern-Astrophysics-2nd/dp/0805304029 It's a good upper-undergrad to grad-level textbook that covers a lot of topics.
Play Kerbal Space Program (seriously). Then pick a book (like this one), it's a much better way to go.
It's actually fascinating because it's a Global Phenomenon and once you read books that have actual testimony and in 2 instances radar data of cases it's clear that something is going on. Objects that can travel over 13,000 MPH since 1940s. Objects that seem to be originating from the Ocean and not space.
First thing might be to consider what it is about astronomy that interests you the most. For example, steering towards a career in research astronomy is very different to just wanting to be a hobby backyard stargazer; and being a backyard stargazer is very different to being an amateur astrophotographer.
If it's the stargazing aspect you're most interested in, a small Newtonian reflector telescope and a copy of the book <em>Turn Left At Orion</em> is a great place to start.
The story of the Nimitz is weird as hell and once you read the book from Leslie kean who released the 2017 NYT ufo article it becomes even more clearer that every single country on this planet has had their own military encounter. This book has 2 instances of military pilots shooting at the objects
But really, if you are interested in learning more these two are absolutely where to start:
[Book] UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record
[Documentary] The Phenomenon
Both of these highlight some of the most compelling and still unexplained cases in modern UFO history from around the world. Everywhere from Iran to Zimbabwe to Alaska to Chicago O'Hare Airport.
When you read Leslie Keans book it becomes clear that it’s simply impossible for it to be Russian and Chinese.
https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089/ref=nodl_
It's covered in technical detail in A Case For Mars
Basically with some rather simple chemistry and energy, you can reverse the rocket exhaust and hydrogen into rocket fuel. In the book, Zubrin mentions his team was able to make a setup for...I think $50k that would make enough methane+O2 for a rocket. Don't recall the exact amount but it would be over 2 or 4 years.
It is a small case filled with fiddly little bits which work in concert to differentiate between right now, while ago, and in a little bit.
A higher level explanation can be found within the pages of: https://smile.amazon.com/Brief-History-Time-Stephen-Hawking/dp/0553380168
Meh. You’ll use university physics 5ever, I kept my thermo book, I kept Griffith’s E&M, and I would advise keeping any bvp, numerical analysis, and complex analysis books you get. Oh and BOB if you go into Astro.
Leslie Kean is probably the best starting point.
Her UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record makes no assumptions and merely lists evidence of credible military witnesses from all over the world. It is a solid case for conclusions identical with the DNI UAP report.
Leslie is a veteran New York Times journalist who got interested in the subject after the French COMETA report was released.
Well 1) you didn’t tell us what you’re learning out of and 2) if you transfer, your credits might not.
But generally, with my physics students, I use University Physics, Introduction to Optics by Pedrotti^3 , BOB, the Big Orange Book, Modern Physics by Harris, Classical Dynamics by Thornton and Marion, Griffiths Introduction to Electromagnetism, Pierret's Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Sakurai or Griffiths Quantum Mechanics, not Schroeder for Thermodynamics (I use Kardar with some success), Hartle’s Gravity, and a special relativity book.
For the math side, literally any calculus book should be fine, I don’t recall what we use for differential equations but it needs to cover matrix DE, discrete and combinatorial algebra by Grimaldi, linear.ups online for Lin al, the vector calculus professor is using their own book, Rudin’s Real Analysis, The Geometry of Physics, Boundary Value Problems by Powers, Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation by Leader, and Adventures in Group Theory by Joyner
You might also want Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers.
Stephen Hawking - A Brief History of Time
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?
I recently read 'UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record' and thought it was really good. Lots of cases with support from official documents from military organizations around the world, and also military persons' testimonies lending it a lot of credibility.
I love <em>Fundamentals of Astrodynamics</em> by Bate, Mueller, and White. Usually just referred to as "BMW." It's a really popular intro to orbital mechanics (it's what I learned on), and I think it was originally written for the Air Force Academy. Bonus is that it's on Amazon for like $16, and it's a pretty compact book.
University physics is usually a good start. It does spec rel at the end. As for cosmology... I can’t immediately think of a non graduate level book except BOB, but you might have to work on your math to get through that one. Good luck!
More elegant but not necessarily better
You should read a book.
I get why you think it appears like magic when you dont understand science.
https://www.amazon.com/Case-Mars-Plan-Settle-Planet/dp/145160811X
This is a great read that explains a lot of the science that has all been proven to work. The book was "optimistic" when it was published in the 90s.
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics is a good one.
Playing Kerbal Space Program will give you a really good grasp of basic orbital mechanics too.
The best $$ I spent after buying my first telescope: 1: the book Turn Left at Orion. Just awesome goodness. https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Left-Orion-Hundreds-Telescope/dp/1108457568/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DLKVRCQUSE2W&keywords=turn+left+at+orion&qid=1659388187&sprefix=turn+left%2Caps%2C218&sr=8-1 2: a green laser pointer or red dot pointer. The finder that came with your scope will be discouraging. https://www.amazon.com/Talcope-Brightness-Finderscope-Astronomical-Accessories/dp/B08XMFWFG2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3MJDVQQI01YW3&keywords=red+dot+finder&qid=1659388208&sprefix=red+dot+finde%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spL...
Have fun out there! clear skies.
didnt know about the movie but i will watch it later today..
are you aware of https://www.amazon.com/Who-Built-Moon-Christopher-Knight/dp/1842931636 ?
who built the moon.. a book by christopher knight. speculative of course but a fun read
> I also know a bit of spirituality or what i call it unexplained physics
Be wary of the supernatural -- that stuff is fake. If a claim does not have adequate evidence to support its hypothesis and cannot be peer-reviewed by the scientific community through an academic study or paper, then you should stay away. You should only listen to people who are qualified with a legitimate background in math and physics. This field is filled with so much conspiratorial or fringe bullshit that you need to be really careful about what type of things you are reading or watching.
That being said, a very great starting book for anyone truly interested in cosmology or astrophysics would be Stephen Hawking's <em>A Brief History of Time</em>.
YouTube channels like PBS Spacetime are great, but it's very important that you read books as well. This subject matter can be very complicated and dense and you need to be capable of reading and digesting long-form writing. Books are also really get references that you can highlight, annotate, or refer back to at any time. I personally did not enjoy reading until I was about your age. I picked up some books about space and it changed my life.
>Idk what else you can see up there buy yeh.
Do your self a huge favor and get the telescope bible: Turn Left at Orion.
If you are looking for something that doesn't just explain physics but includes other sciences --- I highly recommend 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson.
He is not a scientist but a novelist who worked with scientists to put their concepts into a book a layman can understand. It covers subjects from the Big Bang to Chemistry to Plate Tectonics to Human Evolution and everything in between.
I haven't found any other book that makes the process of learning science so engaging. Every time I do a re-listen (it's fantastic as an audiobook) it reminds me everything in the universe is interconnected in a way religious texts can't match.