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What does "dark energy" look like? Or a black hole swallowing an entire solar system? Even our most powerful orbiting telescopes can't see these and many other phenomena that scientists now believe exist. But scientists do know what their theories tell them they should look like. NASA illustrator Dana Berry takes the reader by the hand for a visual tour of the "new" cosmos, outward bound from earth, through the solar system, to the farthest imaginable reaches of space. Drawing on his extraordinary access to NASA and its image bank, as well as Harvard's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, he presents incredible photographs and full-color illustrations of the most stunningly magnificent astronomical phenomena along with clear, up-to-date, and straightforward explanations of the latest space discoveries and theories, from the explosive origins of our own universe to the possible existence of countless others beyond it. 150 color illustrations.
作者简介 A pioneering and preeminent space illustrator, Dana Berry worked for many years as an artist at NASA's Hubble Telescope and Harvard's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. His work has been widely featured by National Geographic, Discovery Television, and the BBC. His illustrations and writing have been published in Discover magazine and Sky & Telescope. He is currently at work on an IMAX-style movie about the cosmos and several other related film projects. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
专业书评 From Publishers Weekly
Tours are only as good as the guide who leads them, no matter how spectacular the view, and here a fine commentator draws out the awe-inspiring majesty of our universe in such a way that readers will feel at ease with even the largest concepts and find themselves fascinated at every turn. NASA artist Berry jovially steers his way outward from our home sun, past each planet and the birth place of comets, into the "local group" of galaxies and to the very edges of the universe and time. Illustrations and photos from space telescopes act as the views from the tour bus windows?something to "ooh" and "ahh" over while learning about their significance. As we leave our solar system, Berry explores the search for extraterrestrial life and how we could communicate with aliens if they do exist. While sailing through the Milky Way, he explains how the colors seen in the cosmos describe the movement of stars. Those who are accustomed to the language of cosmology but who might find Hawking?s A Brief History of Time a bit out of their league will appreciate this book the most. It is meant to draw people into the wonder of the universe we live in and make them yearn for further discoveries?and it does a stellar job. There are a few passages which might be a bit confusing to some readers and, as with any science book, very recent discoveries mean that a few sections are a bit outdated, but these are minor detractions. At the end of this tour, readers will look up at the night sky with renewed appreciation.
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