January 2025 Look to the Heavens!

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This month's theme can be interpreted in many ways, the choice is yours! When I envisioned this topic, I was thinking more about the physical: comets, asteroids, planets, space travel, galaxies, celestial objects, constellations, black holes, and extraterrestrial life, amongst other things. However, depending upon one’s perspective, other topics could also fit well: the concept of an afterlife or the nature of God or divine beings in relation to the heavens. As always, either fiction or non-fiction will suffice; but most of all: ENJOY! Please let us know what you will be reading and share any recommendations. The wiki is here (to come)

Possibilities:
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
The Sparrow by Doria Russell
Angels by Billy Graham
Off on a Comet by Jules Verne
Death by Black Hole by Neil de Grasse Tyson
The Secret Life of Stars by Lisa Harvey-Smith
Astronomical Mindfulness: Your Cosmic Guide to Reconnecting with the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets by Christopher de Pree
The Case for Heaven by Lee Stroebel
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander III MD
Flight to Heaven: A Plane Crash...A Lone Survivor...A Journey to Heaven--and Back by Dale Black
We Dream of Space by Erin Kelley (YA)
Antarctica and the Secret Space Program: From WWII to the Current Space Race by David Childress
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel

For my "book" read: Colleen McDannell, Heaven: A History. Or Dava Sobel, A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos. I doubt I'll get to both for January, though, so it all may depend on which one is more physically accessible in my TBR boxing.

For my Great Courses viewing, maybe Alex Filippenko, Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition? There are a number of other GC vids on astronomy and the cosmos, but this is the king of them all, clocking in at 96 half-hour sessions for a total of 48 hours. Dunno if I'll be able to fit it all into a single month.

My plan is to read The Astronomer's Obsession by K. Lyn Smith, a historical romance.

I had to order a book for this. It's one I read part of years ago, and always meant to get back to it. Unfortunately, it is no longer available through the library, so.... I guess I want to read it enough to actually purchase it!
The Celtic Gods: Comets in Irish Mythology

For fiction, I have noted a couple on my TBR, but it's doubtful I will get to them. Still you never know...
The Calculating Stars
Celestial Persuasion

I am planning on reading The Night of the Comet by George Bishop.

I have Death by Black Hole (Neil deGrasse Tyson) and The Stardust Revolution (Jacob Berkowitz) on my shelves and that may be a good time to actually read them. And just in case I get bored, there is also How Old Is the Universe? (David A. Weintraub) sitting next to them.

I'm wanting to read Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I do not have, will probably take a while to read, so would have to purchase. I have Lee Stroebel's The Case for Heaven on my shelf, so for sure I will read that one. I've read Stroebel's The Case for Easter and found it to be quite good.