Giveaway: Win a Copy of "Five Billion Years of Solitude" by Lee Billings

By Nancy Atkinson - October 13, 2013 at 12:12 AM UTC | Site News
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A new book, "Five Billion Years of Solitude," takes reader from the earliest SETI searches and discoveries in astrobiology to the latest detections of thousands of planets orbiting other stars -- all while giving us a glimpse inside the minds of some of the field's most notable scientists.

You can read our full review of the book

here

and our Q&A interview with author and journalist Lee Billings

here

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Universe Today is proud to announce we have three copies of this engaging book to give away. The publisher has specified that for this contest, winners chosen from the US will be sent a copy of the book, while winners chosen from other countries will receive an ebook.

In order to be entered into the giveaway drawing, just put your email address into the box at the bottom of this post (where it says "Enter the Giveaway") before Wednesday, October 16, 2013. We'll send you a confirmation email, so you'll need to click that to be entered into the drawing.

We're only going to use these email addresses for Universe Today giveaways/contests and announcements. We won't be using them for any other purpose, and we definitely won't be selling the addresses to anyone else. Once you're on the giveaway notification list, you'll be able to unsubscribe any time you like.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com