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Tango01	27 May 2016 11:44 a.m. PST
…Science Behind the Starship Voyages. "Due out next month from National Geographic is Star Trek: The Official Guide to Our Universe – The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages, a new book by Andrew Fazekas that contextualises the Star Trek universe with the real world science of today. The press release for the book gives a nice overview: As Star Trek celebrates its 50th anniversary in September, this big, beautiful beginner's guide to the cosmos – planets, starts, galaxies and beyond – reveals the real science behind its fantastic and beloved fictions, inviting readers to step outside, gaze up at the night sky, and observe some of the destinations the Starfleet has visited. Fazekas takes Star Trek fans and astronomers alike on an incredible journey into space, starting with specific Star Trek voyages, explaining the science behind them, and guiding them in observing and learning more about the real-universe corollaries of planets and places in the Star Trek universe. Stunningly illustrated with more than 400 full-color images – some artists' interpretations and some real images generated by the most recent NASA missions – plus 50 maps alongside stills of beloved Star Trek scenes and characters, STAR TREK: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE is sure to open readers' eyes to the fascinating world of astronomy while giving them a treasured bit of Star Trek memorabilia. Every chapter is a voyage of discovery. From Altair to Vega, from red giants to white dwarfs, from solar system exoplanets only beginning to be imagined, the book visits dozens of celestial objects, spotlighting some 20 in careful scientific detail and offering easy-to-follow star-gazing instructions to find them in the night sky. No warp-driven starship, not even a telescope is required to go on these voyages: Most destinations are bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. This inventive book blends science and fiction, making learning fun and making Star Trek's 50th all the more worthy of celebration…" See here link Amicalement Armand
RavenscraftCybernetics	27 May 2016 3:17 p.m. PST
This is sad.
thorr666	27 May 2016 9:15 p.m. PST
Why is it sad?
Tango01	27 May 2016 10:26 p.m. PST
Yes… why??? Amicalement Armand
Rabbit 3	28 May 2016 12:11 p.m. PST
Well by now according to Star Trek we should be using DY-100 sleeper ships to explore the Solar System. The Eugenics wars were back in 1990`s and the world is supposed to be moving towards global peace.
Russ Lockwood	31 May 2016 2:03 p.m. PST
Then again, WWIII was in 1992? 1993?
Ghostrunner	31 May 2016 9:05 p.m. PST
Then again, WWIII was in 1992? 1993? But is was only a little one…
Part time gamer	14 Jun 2016 11:25 p.m. PST
Russ Lockwood Then again, WWIII was in 1992? 1993? Ghostrunner 31 But is was only a little one… Could someone please define "only a little" World War? Thank You
Ghostrunner	15 Jun 2016 12:18 p.m. PST
Only 600 million dead… ..and no giant mutant scorpions.

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