I love "big idea" science fiction, hard, soft, and anywhere in between. From The Martian to Rendezvous with Rama, Iain M Banks to Asimov, Star Trek to 2001. But does anyone have any recommendations for non-fiction books on physics/astronomy topics that give them that soaring sense of wonder?
by Leucurus
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Cosmos by Carl Sagan is the classic
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack
I really liked [The Hunt for Vulcan](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25238350-the-hunt-for-vulcan), which gives you some appreciation for just how big the solar system is and how challenging it can be to search in it, and is also an interesting historical look at the process of science and the people involved.
*A Brief History of Time* by Stephen Hawking
Why Does E=MC2 and Why Should We Care? By Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
The second kind of impossible, by Paul Steinhardt.
Trust me, that’s a great read.