Discover the amazing variety of celestial objects that exist in the Universe, as well as its beginnings - and future. Fabulous full-colour photographs, many taken with the help of space telescopes, together with explanations of everything from black holes to the Milky Way, combine to make this a unique 'eyewitness' account of our universe.
See:
- the searing, volcanic surface of Venus
- a supergiant and a red dwarf
- the Galileo probe in action exploring Jupiter
- a solar eclipse
- the crater caused when a huge comet hit Siberia
Learn:
- what happened in the Big Bang
- how the Moon controls the tides of the Earth's seas
- what Copernicus dared to say about our Solar System
- whether we are likely to discover life on Mars
Discover:
- why Doppler shift proves that the Universe is expanding
- how advanced aliens might build a 'Dyson sphere'
- why a doughnut-shaped ring of stars indicates a black hole
