Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780691157245)

The New York Times bestselling tour of the cosmos from three of today's leading astrophysicists

Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel.

Describing the latest discoveries in astrophysics, the informative and entertaining narrative propels you from our home solar system to the outermost frontiers of space. How do stars live and die? Why did Pluto lose its planetary status? What are the prospects of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? How did the universe begin? Why is it expanding and why is its expansion accelerating? Is our universe alone or part of an infinite multiverse? Answering these and many other questions, the authors open your eyes to the wonders of the cosmos, sharing their knowledge of how the universe works.

Breathtaking in scope and stunningly illustrated throughout, Welcome to the Universe is for those who hunger for insights into our evolving universe that only world-class astrophysicists can provide.

Author: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott
ISBN-10: 0691157243
ISBN-13: 9780691157245
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2016
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.40w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2016
Library Journal 10/01/2016 pg. 98
Booklist 10/01/2016 pg. 6