NASA has a free online repository of Science E-books

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Books can be found here, text list inside full post Science e-Books. From Earth and the other planets in our solar system, to supermassive black holes and the distant galaxies that contain them, explore NASA science and imagery through our library of e-books.

Every text can (currently) be downloaded for free in either PDF or EPub format. No signups or email address required, just lick the link and download the required text(s).

Astrophysics:

• Black Holes: Into the Vortex
• Reshaping Our Cosmic View
• Our High-Energy Universe
• Dark Universe
• The Lives of Stars
• Galaxies through Space and Time

Earth:

• Earth
• Earth at Night
• Landsat: Benefiting Society for Fifty years
• Landsat: Continuing to Improve Everyday Life
• Earth as Art

History:

• Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations
• Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016
• Making the Invisible Visible: A History of the Spitzer Infrared Telescope Facility (1971–2003)
• When Biospheres Collide: A History of NASA’s Planetary Protection Programs

Planets:

• NASA’S Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration
• Strange New Worlds
• The Saturn System: Through the Eyes of Cassini
• Our Amazing Solar System

International Space Station Researcher’s Guides:

• Acceleration Environment
• Cellular Biology
• Combustion Science
• Earth Observations
• Fluid Physics
• Fruit Fly Research
• GeneLab
• Human Research
• Microbial Research
• Microgravity Materials Research
• Plant Science
• Rodent Research
• Space Environmental Effects
• Technology Demonstration

Image Books:

• Hubble’s Beautiful Universe

Enjoy.