Cover image for Deep space : beyond the solar system to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time
Title:
Deep space : beyond the solar system to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time
Edition:
First trade paperback edition.
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2024.

©2024
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9780762487233
Abstract:
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 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.
General Note:
Includes index.

Originally published in hardcover in November 2014 by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers.
Contents:
The solar system -- The history of astronomy -- The birth of stars -- Telescopes -- Stars and planets -- The death of stars -- The Milky Way galaxy -- Space telescopes -- The local group -- Galaxies -- Windows on the cosmos -- Clusters -- The universe -- Star atlas.
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Language:
English
Additional Language:
Translated from Dutch.
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