Best Popular Astronomy Books on Goodreads
101. 
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe
by:
Roger Penrose
3.93 avg rating — 2,472 ratings 101. 
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
by:
Alan Stern
4.36 avg rating — 2,466 ratings 103. 
The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence
by:
Paul C.W. Davies
3.97 avg rating — 1,626 ratings 104. 
The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond 4.38 avg rating — 6,949 ratings
105. 
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican
by:
Galileo Galilei
4.07 avg rating — 1,281 ratings 
107. 
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (Caldecott Honor Book)
by:
Peter Sís
3.97 avg rating — 1,471 ratings 
109. 
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
by:
Scott Kelly
4.21 avg rating — 22,457 ratings 
111. 
The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
by:
Leonard Susskind
4.15 avg rating — 2,828 ratings 111. 
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
by:
Tish Rabe
4.29 avg rating — 4,539 ratings 
114. 
Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
by:
Jeffrey Kluger
4.42 avg rating — 6,724 ratings 
116. 
Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
by:
Gene Kranz
4.30 avg rating — 10,167 ratings 
118. 
Secrets of the Moon: Myth and Mysticism, History and Science
by:
Andrew M. Osiow
4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings 119. 
Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age 4.12 avg rating — 1,615 ratings