The Universe

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.

About the author

Professor Brian Cox, OBE is a particle physicist, a Royal Society research fellow, and a professor at the University of Manchester as well as researcher on one of the most ambitious experiments on Earth, the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. He is best known to the public as a science broadcaster and presenter of the highly popular BBC2 series Wonders of the Solar System. He was also the keyboard player in the UK pop band D:Ream in the 1990s.

Summary

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Cohen
• Assisted by: Professor Brian Cox (Foreword)
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9780008389321
• ISBN: 978-0-00-838932-1
• Dimensions: 246 mm x 286 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; popular science, Astrophysics, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, NATURE / Sky Observation, space exploration, Space Science, Meteorology & climatology, Cosmology & the universe, Popular astronomy & space, Meteorology and climatology, Theoretical & mathematical astronomy, Solar system: the Sun & planets, Solar system: the Sun and planets, Galaxies & stars, Galaxies and stars, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy