Book Reviews
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Astrophotography Workshop at Chabot Space & Science Center: Unveiling Our Place in the Universe
On November 18, 2025, I attended the Astrophotography Workshop: Unveiling Our Place in the Universe at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, California. The event is now over, but it offered an inspiring introduction to amateur astronomy and… Continue reading
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Computer Game Review: THARSIS: A Strategy Game Set on the Volcanic Hearth of Mars
Tharsis is a tense, turn-based survival strategy game where you command the crew of a damaged spacecraft on a mission to Mars. The game is built around dice-based decision making, resource management, and constantly escalating crises. Every turn forces difficult… Continue reading
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Book Review: Paul M. Sutter’s Your Place in the Universe.
Paul M. Sutter’s Your Place in the Universe immediately reminded me of my experience this summer in his Columbia University Pre-College course, The Origin and Evolution of the Universe (ASTO0101-D01). In both the book and the class, Dr. Sutter made… Continue reading
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S.E.T.I: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
This summer at Harvard University Summer School, in my course Planets, Moons, and Their Stars: The Search for Life in the Cosmos with Prof. Dr. Alessandro Massarotti, I chose to focus my final research project on one of the most… Continue reading
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Book Review: Jeffrey Bennet’s Life in the Universe
While working on my Harvard Summer School project about the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in Prof. Massarotti’s class Planets, Moons, and Their Stars: The Search for Life in the Cosmos, I read Life in the Universe, 5th Edition by… Continue reading
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Book Review: Carlo Rovelli’s White Holes
This summer at Harvard Summer School, while taking A Short Tour of the Universe Guided by Einstein and Others with Prof. Dr. Arvind Borde, I decided to read Carlo Rovelli’s book White Holes. From the very first pages, I was… Continue reading
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Book Review: Life in the Universe by Jeffrey Bennett, Seth Shostak, and Bruce Jakosky
Life in the Universe is an insightful and engaging textbook that explores astrobiology, planetary science, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Written by Jeffrey Bennett, Bruce Jakosky, and Seth Shostak, the book takes an interdisciplinary approach, integrating astronomy, biology, and… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Secret Life of the Universe by Nathalie A. Cabrol
In The Secret Life of the Universe, astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol takes readers on an exciting journey to explore the possibility of life beyond Earth. She explains how life may have started here and what that tells us about where… Continue reading
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Book Review: Merlin’s Tour of the Universe by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Merlin’s Tour of the Universe is an engaging exploration of cosmic wonders, blending science, humor, and creativity. Through the fictional character Merlin, a wise visitor from the Andromeda Galaxy, Tyson answers popular questions about the universe, covering… Continue reading
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