YOU’VE got to hand it to author Mark Kidger, he’s got guts when it comes to tackling the controversial questions about the solar system and beyond. Did manned moon landings serve any purpose other than political ones? What was the real identity of the star of Bethlehem? And, inevitably, is there life on Mars? He faces them all head-on. Ultimately, Kidger wants to explore the science of space because it’s out there. And it is this open-mindedness that always leaves you having to read just one more page.
Astronomical Enigmas
Johns Hopkins University Press
