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Starry visions, lunar dreams: space exploration in pictures

Elizabeth Gibney relishes a richly illustrated chronicle of space exploration and its deep roots in cosmology.
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A beautiful starscape can be seen above the pacific ocean from the ISS (partially visible top centre)

Earth as seen from the International Space Station in 2015. Credit: EO/NASA

The History of Space Exploration: Discoveries from the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future Roger D. Launius Thames & Hudson (2018)

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06837-9

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