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319 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and fun than Neil deGrasse Tyson. Drawing on mythology, history and literature, alongside his trademark wit and charm, Tyson and StarTalk senior producer Lindsey Nyx Walker bring planetary science down to Earth and principles of astrophysics within reach. In this entertaining book, illustrated with vivid photographs and art, readers travel through space and time, starting with the Big Bang and voyaging to the far reaches of the universe and beyond. Along the way, science greets pop culture as Tyson explains the triumphs and bloopers in Hollywood's blockbusters, all part of an entertaining ride through the cosmos. The book begins as we leave Earth, encountering new truths about our planet's atmosphere, the nature of sunlight and the many missions that have demystified our galactic neighbors. But the farther out we travel, the weirder things get. What's a void and what's a vacuum? How can light be a wave and a particle at the same time? When we finally arrive in the blackness of outer space, Tyson takes on the spookiest phenomena of the cosmos, parallel worlds, black holes, time travel and more.
Introduction : the cosmic odyssey -- Leaving Earth -- Touring the sun's backyard -- Into outer space -- To infinity and beyond.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lindsey Nyx Walker.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.
SCIENCE / Space Science / Space Exploration