Recs if you like A Big Bang in a Little Room: The Quest to Create New Universes...

Heavily influenced by the picture of Christina Koch's braid floating zero-g as she smiled at Earth from the moon (2026, during the Atremis II mission). Nonfic on space from perspectives outside of white men! Space exploration, astronauts, astronomy, and the history in between it all!

I want this list to highlight women and gender minorities* who wrote about astrophysics/astronomy, or their experience studying it. I also included some biographies because a lot of the history of women+ in physics was (and still is) ignored, even though their contributions are phenomenal :)

I could change the list to include all of the branches of physics (instead of just astrophysics) but I only had astrophysics books in my personal library hehehehe

this list is for everyone who wants to learn more about our big home— the universe 🪐 i love learning about the cosmos, the planets, and the different galaxies and constellations that surround us. this list includes books that open the door to that universe. i hope you like it!! 💖