An introduction to the universe covering everything from the big bang and our understanding of the universe over time, to the earth's formation, the Sun and how it affects us, the Moon and planets, black holes and galaxies.
After the huge national and international success of 'Longitude' and 'Gallileo's Daughter', Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system.
***Die junge Star-Wissenschaftlerin Anna Frebel: Was die ältesten Sterne über uns und das Universum erzählen***Mit Mitte zwanzig entdeckte die Astrophysikerin Anna Frebel während ihrer Promotion den ältesten bis dahin bekannten Stern.
Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, each is made up of many hundreds of millions of stars in which the chemical elements are made, around which planets form, and where on at least one of those planets intelligent life has emerged.