Listen to interviews with Dr. Bennett about his new book, What is Relativity? Voice of America, March 15, 2014 Note: Interview with Dr. Bennett begins after 17 minute mark. How on Earth, KGNU radio, March 11, 2014
Space Story Time: Kids’ Book Author Jeffrey Bennett Talks Max the Dog in Orbit
From Space.com By Tariq Malik, Managing Editor It’s not every day that a dog helps save astronauts in space, but that’s exactly what happens in author Jeffrey Bennett’s latest tale of a pooch named Max and his trip to the International Space Station. And there’s a twist: The science-themed children’s book is actually in space […]
What is Relativity? Author Q&A
I was recently asked to answer a series of questions about What is Relativity?, so I’ve posted the Q&A set below. For additional information about the book, please see book web page. 1. Your book is titled “What is Relativity?” Ok, then, so what is it? Nearly everyone has heard of Einstein’s theory of relativity, […]
Space News Update: Jan. 31, 2014
As usual since I don’t post these very often, there’s a lot of news! I’ll only be able to cover a few highlights, but hope you find it useful. Contents: The Latest from Mars – A Jelly Donut? First Soft Moon Landing of Millennium — Chinese Rover Story Time From Space — Books Now In […]
Has Global Warming Stopped?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that 2013 ranked in a tie (with 2003) for the 4th hottest year of globally averaged temperature in records going back to 1880. To look at recent trends, I made a spreadsheet from the NOAA data set and put the years in rank order by temperature. I’ve […]
Alvin Drew Interview on Space Station Live
Astronaut Alvin Drew, who co-founded the Story Time From Space program with Patricia Tribe, was interviewed about the origins of the program for the NASA TV show “Space Station Live.” Here’s the video.
Story Time From Space — Books in Orbit!
Note: The release below was pre-launch. The Orbital 1 mission carrying the books launched successfully on January 9, and the books will be read by the astronauts some time in the next few months. For updates on the program status, please “like” the Story Time From Space page on Facebook. And to read about Max’s […]
RADIO: Colorado Matters (CPR) – Math for Life
Coloradan on a quest to make it uncool to be ‘bad at math’. Ryan Warner talks with astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett. Listen Now!
Latest Textbooks
For those of you who use (or may be interested in using) my college textbooks, we have recently completed new editions of four of my books: The Cosmic Perspective, 7th Edition: This is the full version of the introductory astronomy textbook that I write with Megan Donahue, Nick Schneider, and Mark Voit, designed primarily for […]
Boulder Author’s Children’s Books Headed to Space
Jeffrey Bennett is recent recipient of national award The Daily Camera – December 14, 2013 Author: Amy Bounds – Camera Staff Writer Jeffrey Bennett, a Boulder astrophysicist and educator, has already had one of his children’s books made into a planetarium show by Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium and read by an astronaut on the Space Shuttle […]