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thanks for the help, and yah i was holding of road to reality until i had a better understanding of mathematics...

I am a junior in high school. I would prefer books from which I can learn astrophysics...

I am a high school student that has been taking astrophysics and astronomy as an independent study for the last couple of months. I would appreciate any recommendations on books that would better my understanding of the topics. The following are a few of the books that I already own. 1. The...

thanks guys for the active responses and the great analogies.

I am a student currently doing astrophyics as a independent study at a high school. My question is related to photon "birthing". When an atom drops from a high energy to a low energy state it releases photons. When these photons are "created" what propels them to c? I am quite aware that...