Best Books on Space & the Universe

From our nearest neighbour to the edge of everything. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the space & the universe documentaries.

1. Cosmos by Carl Sagan (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
2. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (4/5) - View on Amazon
4. Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
5. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
6. Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins - View on Amazon
7. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (4/5) - View on Amazon
8. The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin - View on Amazon
9. Roving Mars by Steve Squyres - View on Amazon
10. Rocket Men by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
11. A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
12. First Man by James R. Hansen - View on Amazon
13. The Grand Tour by Miller, Ron - View on Amazon
14. Chasing New Horizons by Alan Stern - View on Amazon
15. Black Holes and Time Warps by Kip S. Thorne (3/5) - View on Amazon
16. Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin - View on Amazon
17. Black Holes and Baby Universes by Stephen Hawking (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
18. Black Hole Blues by Janna Levin - View on Amazon
19. Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
20. The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
21. A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (3.4/5) - View on Amazon
22. Big Bang by Simon Singh (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
23. The Big Picture by Sean M. Carroll (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
24. The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli (4/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Our Solar System

1. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin - View on Amazon
3. Roving Mars by Steve Squyres - View on Amazon
4. Rocket Men by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
5. Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins - View on Amazon
6. A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
7. First Man by James R. Hansen - View on Amazon
8. The Grand Tour by Miller, Ron - View on Amazon

Best Books on The Universe

1. Black Holes and Time Warps by Kip S. Thorne (3/5) - View on Amazon
2. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin - View on Amazon
4. Black Holes and Baby Universes by Stephen Hawking (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
5. Black Hole Blues by Janna Levin - View on Amazon
6. Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
7. The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
8. A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (3.4/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Space Exploration

1. Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins - View on Amazon
2. A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
3. Rocket Men by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
4. Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell - View on Amazon
5. Endurance by Scott Kelly - View on Amazon
6. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
7. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (4/5) - View on Amazon
8. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (4.2/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Life Beyond Earth

1. The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies - View on Amazon
2. Extraterrestrial by Avi Loeb - View on Amazon
3. Rare Earth by Peter Douglas Ward - View on Amazon
4. The Smallest Lights in the Universe by Sara Seager - View on Amazon
5. Strange New Worlds by Ray Jayawardhana - View on Amazon