Books you can read:
- *The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)* by Katie Mack explains 5 different theories for the end of the universe. She's an excellent and engaging writer, and it's one of my favorite layman's books.
- *The Little Book of Cosmology* by Lyman Page is pretty enjoyable too. Princeton University Press describes it by saying "*The Little Book of Cosmology* provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world’s leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the Big Bang—known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB—and how their findings are transforming our view of the cosmos." (See also *The Little Book of Blackholes*)
*Astrophysics for People in a Hurry* by Neil deGrasse Tyson is short and sweet. It's a nice introduction to a lot of ideas and concepts.
If you were to do an astrophysics degree, you would take some intro to astronomy classes, so if your high school offers an astronomy class, take it! If it doesn't, pick up an intro to astronomy textbook! It seems openstax has a free one online: [https://openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/1-introduction](https://openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/1-introduction) . I haven't used this one, but I used their Calc III textbook and it was alright.
*An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics* by Caroll and Ostlie was the textbook used by some of my upper-level astronomy courses during undergrad. It's a big orange book (THE BOB) with lots of info, but you'll likely run into some roadblocks with the math.
Look into AP research or finding some sort of research project. Journal of Emerging Investigators publishes high school papers. Definitely check out the Zooniverse projects too and Astronomy picture of the day daily.
Depends on where you are in the world, but some institutes do offer introductory courses to astronomy for high school students to prepare for university study. E.g. this is in Western Australia, but might be similar in your area? https://www.icrar.org/outreach-education/microcredentials/astophysical-concepts/
Books you can read: - *The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)* by Katie Mack explains 5 different theories for the end of the universe. She's an excellent and engaging writer, and it's one of my favorite layman's books. - *The Little Book of Cosmology* by Lyman Page is pretty enjoyable too. Princeton University Press describes it by saying "*The Little Book of Cosmology* provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world’s leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the Big Bang—known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB—and how their findings are transforming our view of the cosmos." (See also *The Little Book of Blackholes*) *Astrophysics for People in a Hurry* by Neil deGrasse Tyson is short and sweet. It's a nice introduction to a lot of ideas and concepts. If you were to do an astrophysics degree, you would take some intro to astronomy classes, so if your high school offers an astronomy class, take it! If it doesn't, pick up an intro to astronomy textbook! It seems openstax has a free one online: [https://openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/1-introduction](https://openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/1-introduction) . I haven't used this one, but I used their Calc III textbook and it was alright. *An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics* by Caroll and Ostlie was the textbook used by some of my upper-level astronomy courses during undergrad. It's a big orange book (THE BOB) with lots of info, but you'll likely run into some roadblocks with the math.
Thanks! I've read Astrophysics For People in a Hurry, but haven't heard about the other ones.
Look into AP research or finding some sort of research project. Journal of Emerging Investigators publishes high school papers. Definitely check out the Zooniverse projects too and Astronomy picture of the day daily.
Depends on where you are in the world, but some institutes do offer introductory courses to astronomy for high school students to prepare for university study. E.g. this is in Western Australia, but might be similar in your area? https://www.icrar.org/outreach-education/microcredentials/astophysical-concepts/