Mark Mortimer
Book Review: Final Countdown
Flying bricks shouldn't invoke glamorous images, but NASA's space shuttle does just that. Its bright white paint glowing over a…
Book Review: Life in the Universe
Crawling and wriggling, flapping and yelping, life blooms all about us on planet Earth. We can't avoid it nor live…
Book Review: Astronautics
Who would not be chastened at the impish pleasures shown by Icharus. He let his vision beguile him ever higher…
Book Review: An Ocean of Air
Invisible, forceful, noisy and ever-present. We can't get away from the air surrounding our bodies. It keeps us balanced, allows…
Book Review: Our Changing Planet
A butterfly's flapping wings may alter the weather a thousand kilometres away. This marvel of chaos also symbolizes Earth's many…
Book Review: Rocketeers
People as a group don't get credit for making great advances. Individuals are the ones who rise above the background…
Best Space and Astronomy Books for 2007
Universe Today's resident book reviewer, Mark Mortimer, recalls his favourite space and astronomy books of 2007. Books inflame the imagination…
Book Review: The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook
The allure of toys like Lego lies with their nearly inexhaustible ways to combine elements into whatever the imagination desires.…
Book Review: Lives of the Planets
It's no mean feat to translate scientific information into material that's readily digestible to the average person. The challenge lies…
Book Review: Endless Universe
A child wakes with boundless energy, runs and jumps through a day of fun and excitement. Then they fall, exhausted,…