Space Hazards - Asteroids, solar flares and cosmic threats facing Earth

Dr. Ryan French explores the science of multiple space hazards and discusses the probability and potential impacts of each of them. Topic covered include: Asteroids & near-Earth objects, space weather, Earth polarity flips, space junk, stellar and black hole collisions

About the author

Dr. Ryan French is a solar physicist and science communicator, sharing the wonders of the Sun to the public, and pursuing its mysteries at the forefront of modern solar physics research.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

Product details

• Authors: Collins Astronomy, Dr Ryan French, Dr. Ryan French, Royal Observatory Greenwich
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9780008688172
• ISBN: 978-0-00-868817-2
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 240 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; REFERENCE / Yearbooks & Annuals, space exploration, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy, PHOTOGRAPHY / Astrophotography, Space Science, Space, planets & extraterrestrial locations, Popular astronomy & space, Solar system: the Sun & planets, Solar system: the Sun and planets, SCIENCE / Space Science / General, Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy