Horizon Information Portal

HSPLS site

eBooks/Audiobooks

Reading Program

Astronomy's limitless journey : a guide to understanding the universe / Günther Hasinger.

by Hasinger, Günther, author, translator.

View full image

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2015.

9780824853624 (paperback : alk. paper) :

0824853628 (paperback : alk. paper)

xiv, 209 pages : illustrations (some color) 24 cm

The dark side of the universe -- The big bang -- Clearing up -- The cosmic web of the galaxies -- Star formation -- Wanderers in the sky -- The stellar cemetery -- Cosmic monsters -- The destiny of the universe -- And what about god?

When observing the sky on a very clear, dark night, the soft glow of the Milky Way with its thousands of stars can be seen with the naked eye. Over the centuries since Galileo Galilei first pointed a telescope at the galaxy in 1609, this awe-inspiring yet easily visible panorama was our cosmos, our celestial world. With each new scientific discovery, however, this cosmos has grown dramatically, increasing rapidly over the last several decades. As we look deeper into space, the earlier phases of the cosmos are unveiled to us, but we know that even with the largest telescopes, we will see only a tiny fraction of the vast expanse of the Universe. In Astronomy's Limitless Journey , astrophysicist Gunther Hasinger takes the reader on a journey to the far reaches of the Universe--an exciting time travel that begins with the incredibly hot fireball of the Big Bang roughly 13.8 billion years ago and ends in distant aeons with its cold, dark demise. In between lie the times in which extensive structures, galaxies, stars, and planets form. As the field of astrophysics and cosmology experiences a ""golden age"" due to larger telescopes, faster computers, and more sophisticated algorithms, fundamental changes are taking place in our understanding of space and time and of the origin and future of our Universe. Hasinger thoroughly explains these fascinating revelations and describes the methods utilized in modern astrophysics. He cautions, however, that the boundaries between knowledge and ignorance shift constantly; where our knowledge is so incomplete such that we can only speculate, the journey becomes shaky. Indeed, every new discovery opens a further door to the unknown and with every answered question, we discover more locked doors still to be opened. --Publisher

Horizon Information Portal 3.0

Powered by Dynix

© 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.

Horizon Information Portal