a traveller's guide from the centre of the sun to the edge of the unknown New Scientist (Firm) creator author. text Paperback edition 2022. monographic eng

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xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Introduction -- Star one -- Worlds of iron and rock -- Among the giants -- The wild frontier -- The life of stars -- The afterlife of stars -- A trillion planets -- Mysteries of the Milky Way -- Galaxy quest -- Flashes and crashes -- Conclusion -- Fifty ideas. "A journey through the universe is a grand tour of the most amazing celestial objects and how they fit together to build the cosmos. As for the end of the journey - nobody knows. But getting there will be fun."--Page 4 of cover. "Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit, fly out of the solar system and keep going. What do you see along the way? New Scientist. Includes bibliographical references and index. Astronomy Planets Supernovae Black holes (Astronomy) Universe CIR 629.4 N53211 2022 978-1-529-38197-9 241119 20241119155136.0