Death from the Skies!：The Science Behind the End of the World

Withwit,humor,andaninfectiousloveofastronomythatcouldwinovereventhescience-phobic,thisfunandfascinatingbookremindsusthatouterspaceisanythingbutremote.Thescientistbehindthepopularwebsitebadastronomy.com,PhilipPlaitpresentssomeofthemostfearsomeend-of-the-worldcalamities(forinstance,incomingasteroidsandplanet-swallowingblackholes),demystifiesthescientificprinciplesatworkbehindthem,andgivesustheoddsthatanyofthemwillstepoutoftherealmofsci-fitodisruptourquietcornerofthecosmos.Theresultisabookthatisbothterrifyingandentertaining-atouroftheviolentuniversewelivein,writtenwithanenthusiasmthateverystargazerwillappreciate.