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A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023 A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 A Scientific American 2023 Staff RecommendationA riproaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with the universe like never before.Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the universe? How would Saturns rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, whats the last thing youd see before getting spaghettified? While traveling in person to most of these amazing worlds may not be possibleyetthe wouldbe space traveler need not despair: you can still take the scenic route through the galaxy with renowned astronomer and science communicator Philip Plait.On this lively, immersive adventure through the cosmos, Plait draws ingeniously on both the latest scientific research and his prodigious imagination to transport you to ten of the most spectacular sights outer space has to offer. In vivid, inventive scenes informed by rigorous scienceinjected with a dose of Plaits trademark humorUnder Alien Skies places you on the surface of alien worlds, from our own familiar Moon to the far reaches of our solar system and beyond. Try launching yourself onto a twohundredmeter asteroid, or stargazing from the rim of an ancient volcano on a planet where, from the place you stand, it is eternally late afternoon. Experience the sudden onset of lunar nightfall, the disorientation of walkingor, rather, shufflingwhen you weigh almost nothing, the irritation of jagged regolith dust. Glimpse the frigid mountains and plains of Pluto and the cakelike exterior of a comet called 67P. On a planet trillions of miles from Earth, glance down to see the strange, beautiful shadows cast by a hundred thousand stars.For the aspiring extraterrestrial citizen, casual space tourist, or curious armchair traveler, Plait is an illuminating, alwaysentertaining guide to the most otherworldly views in our universe. 14 blackandwhite illustrations; 8 page fullcolor insert
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