We’ve long understood black holes to be the points at which the universe as we know it comes to an end. Often billions of times more massive than the Sun, they lurk in the inner sanctum of almost ever
"A groundbreaking revision of the Copernican principle Though the concept of "the universe" suggests the containment of everything, the latest ideas in cosmology hint that our universe may be just on
"We've long understood black holes to be the points at which the universe as we know it comes to an end. Often billions of times more massive than the Sun, they lurk in the inner sanctum of almost eve
We have long understood black holes to be where the universe as we know it comes to an end - huge bodies so destructive that not even light can escape their deadly power. In Gravity's Engines, however
Though the concept of "the universe" suggests the containment of everything, the latest ideas in cosmology hint that our universe may be just one of a multitude of others. This title takes us on a cos
Filled with stunning colour artwork and inspiring infographics, this is the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who wants to discover more about the incredible reality we inhabit.
This is a thrilling journey through the recent discoveries in astronomy that point to our cosmic significance. In The Copernicus Complex, the renowned astrophysicist and author Caleb Scharf takes us o
Longlisted for the 2015 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardThe Sunday Times (UK) Best Science Book of 2014A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Science Book of Fall 2014An NBC News Top Science and Tec
One of The Barnes and Noble Review Editors’ Picks: Best Nonfiction of 2012Selected by The Christian Science Monitor as one of “21 smart nonfiction titles we think you'll enjoy this summer”Selected by
Anyone who claims to have written a comprehensive text on the "interdiscipline" of astrobiology is probably an alien, warns Scharf (Columbia Astrobiology Center, Columbia U.)! Despite the fact that th
An epic, full-color visual journey through all scales of the universeInspired by the classic Powers of Ten—a film by Charles and Ray Eames, which was based on a book by Kees Boeke—the award-winning as
