Bibliograph

How to die in space, a journey through dangerous astrophysical phenomena, Paul M. Sutter, PhD

Type

Label

How to die in space, a journey through dangerous astrophysical phenomena, Paul M. Sutter, PhD

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to die in space

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1125817218

Responsibility statement

Paul M. Sutter, PhD

Sub title

a journey through dangerous astrophysical phenomena

Summary

"So you've fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, right? You want to witness the birth of a star, or visit the black hole at the center of our galaxy? You want to know if there are aliens out there, or how to travel though a wormhole? You want the wonders of the universe revealed before your very eyes? Well stop, because all that will probably kill you. From mundane comets in our solar backyard to exotic remnants of the Big Bang, from dying stars to young galaxies, the universe may be beautiful, but it's treacherous. Using metaphors and easy-to-understand language, How to Die in Space breathes fresh life into astrophysics, unveiling how particles and forces and fields interplay to create the drama in the heavens above us."-- Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The vacuum -- Asteroids and comets -- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- Cosmic rays -- Stellar nurseries -- Stellar-mass black holes -- Planetary nebulae -- White dwarves and novae -- Supernovae -- Neutron stars and magnetars --Supermassive black holes -- Quasars and blazars -- Cosmic strings and miscellaneous spacetime defects -- Dark matter -- Hostile aliens -- Wormholes -- A final warning

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