Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time - Couverture souple

Schilling, Govert

 
9780762487233: Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0762487232 ISBN 13 : 9780762487233
Editeur : Black Dog & Leventhal, 2024

Synopsis

Join award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling on a journey through space and time to the most far-reaching corners of the universe in this stunning photographic voyage into deep space.

This one-of-a-kind trip begins inside our own solar system with a brief tour of the sun, the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. We then accelerate into deep space and, with Schilling as our guide, we explore the birth of stars in the Orion and Carina Nebulae; the death of stars, from red giants to catastrophic supernova explosions; and galaxies and galaxy clusters beyond our own including spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and lenticular galaxies. We learn about supermassive black holes, which astronomers now believe exist at the center of every galaxy including our own, and exoplanets, billions of which are believed to be orbiting stars in the Milky Way and beyond. The book concludes at the edge of the cosmological horizon with a look at dark matter, dark energy, and theories of extraterrestrial life and the Multiverse.

With hundreds of photographs, including new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and custom illustrations throughout, as well as a star atlas that shows the full celestial sky, Deep Space is the perfect book for astronomy buffs, students, and anyone fascinated with the mystery and beauty of the cosmos.

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À propos de l?auteur

Govert Schilling is an internationally acclaimed astronomy journalist and writer. He is a regular contributor to New Scientist,Sky & Telescope, and Sky at Night. In 2007, asteroid 10986 was named Govert in his honor by the International Astronomical Union. He lives in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

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Éditeur
Black Dog & Leventhal
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0762487232
ISBN 13 
9780762487233
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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