A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy

ArewealoneintheUniverse?WasthereanythingbeforetheBigBang?Arethereotheruniverses?Whataresunspots?Whatisashootingstar?WasthereeverlifeonMars?Thisbookanswersthefascinatingquestionsthatwehavebeenaskingourselvesforhundredsofyears.Usingnon-technicallanguage,theauthorssummarizecurrentastronomicalknowledge,takingcaretoincludetheimportantunderlyingscientificprinciples.Plentifulcolorillustrations,graphsandphotographslendfurtherweighttotheirsimpleyetmeticulouslywrittenexplanations.Anextensivebibliographyallowsyoutopursueorrecaponthesubjectsthatrouseyourparticularinterest.DipintodiscoverandlearnfascinatingfactsaboutourSolarSystemandtheUniversebeyond!