Abstract
The paper provides an overview of two books "Future space problems and their solutions" and "New Astronomical Theory of the Ice Ages", which were published in 2018. Scientists’ opinions about books and also the books?? contents and their main results are given. In the first book, the stability of the Solar system by the example of the evolution of the Mars orbit for 100 million years is shown. The optimal motion of the spacecraft to the vicinity of the Sun is considered. The results of an exact solution of the problem of the interaction of N bodies, which form a rotating structure, are presented. It is shown the evolution of two asteroids: Apophis and 1950DA, as well as ways to transform them into Earth satellites. The cause of the excess rotation of the Mercury perihelion is explained. The examples of the simulation of globular star clusters are given. The second book contains the foundations and issues of the Astronomical Theory of Climate Change. As a result of the interaction of the bodies of the Solar System, the parameters of the orbital and rotational motions of the Earth change. This leads to a change in the distribution of solar heat over the surface of the Earth. In contrast to the works of previous authors, a new understanding of the evolution of the orbital and rotational motions of the Earth has been obtained. In particular, it has been established that the Earth’s orbit and its axis of rotation precess relative to different directions in space. The paper compares the distribution of the amount of heat, i.e. insolation, on the surface of the Earth in different epochs. The insolation periods of climate change are shown. They coincide with the known changes of the paleoclimate. The changes in insolation for different time intervals, including for 20 million years ago, are given. Changes in insolation in the contemporary epoch and in the next million years are also shown. Sunrises and sunsets are also evolving. The paper presents the distribution by latitude of the duration of the polar days and nights in different epochs. Most of the phenomena discussed in the book are related to the Earth, and they are caused by the Sun. Therefore, the names of these two celestial bodies are rendered in the title of the paper.
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