Under Alien Skies - A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

How would Saturn's rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what's the last thing you'd see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only through high-powered telescopes and robotic emissaries? Faster-than-light travel may never be invented, but we can still take the scenic route through the universe with renowned astronomer and science communicator Philip Plait.On this lively, immersive adventure through the cosmos, Plait draws ingeniously on the latest scientific research to transport readers to ten spectacular sites, from our own familiar Moon to the outer reaches of our solar system and far beyond. Whether strolling through a dust storm under Mars' butterscotch sky, witnessing the birth of a star or getting dizzy in a technicolour nebula, Plait is an illuminating, entertaining guide to the most otherworldly views in our universe.

Product details

• Authors: Phil Plait, Philip Plait
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2023
• EAN: 9780393867305
• ISBN: 978-0-393-86730-5
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, space exploration, Space Science, Cosmology & the universe, Astronomy, space & time, Cosmology and the universe, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, SCIENCE / Space Science / Space Exploration