Our Accidental Universe
Our first views of the earliest galaxies were brought to us by the Hubble Space Telescope when it was pointed at absolutely nothing. The ice-covered Enceladus, one of Saturn's nearly one hundred moons, was revealed as a possible habitat for life after a by-chance fly by of NASA's Cassini probe on a mission elsewhere. Pulsars, the spectacular remnants of long-dead massive stars, were discovered as 'scruff' in the data for measurements of the twinkling of possible radio stars. As new telescopes are built on mountaintops and deserts around the world, transforming our view of the universe once more, Chris Lintott shows us that being open minded will benefit us all—whatever might still be out there for us.
  • Publisher: Torva UK
  • Publication date: 21/03/2024
  • ISBN: 9781911709183
  • Page extent: 272
  • Format: Hardback
  • Dimensions: 240 mm x 156 mm
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