David A. Weintraub

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The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words Edited by Virginia Trimble and David A. Weintraub
An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe
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Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go David A. Weintraub
The search for life on Mars—and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there
Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear...
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Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go David A. Weintraub
The story of the search for life on Mars—and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there
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How Old Is the Universe? David A. Weintraub
How a great enigma of astronomy was solved
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Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey through the Solar System David A. Weintraub
A Note from the Author: On August 24, 2006, at the 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Prague, by a majority vote of only the 424 members present, the IAU (an organization of over 10,000 members)...
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In dialogue: Writing women’s history We asked four of our authors the following question: What do we find when we read ‘women’ into histories that often exclude them? Read More

A women sitting and looking at the starry sky

Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub on The Sky is for Everyone The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Read More

A photograph of a woman silhouetted against a night sky with stars

The women who opened the doors to astronomy In France, Dorothea Klumpke earned her Docteur-ès-Sciences at the University of Paris in mathematical astronomy in 1893, after completing her thesis, “L’etude des Anneaux de Saturne” (A study of the rings of Saturn), thereby becoming the first woman ... Read More