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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the
universe? How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing
just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s
the last thing you’d see before getting spaghettified? While
traveling in person to most of these amazing worlds may not be
possible—yet—the would-be 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
science—injected with a dose of Plait’s trademark humor—Under
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 two-hundred-meter 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 walking—or, rather, shuffling—when you weigh almost nothing,
the irritation of jagged regolith dust. Glimpse the frigid
mountains and plains of Pluto and the cake-like 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,
always-entertaining guide to the most otherworldly views in our
universe. Â Â
How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above
them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last
thing you’d see before your spaghettification? What would it be
like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only
through high-powered telescopes and robotic emissaries?
Faster-than-light travel may never be invented, but we can still
take the scenic route through the universe with renowned astronomer
and science communicator Philip Plait. On this lively, immersive
adventure through the cosmos, Plait draws ingeniously on the latest
scientific research to transport readers to ten spectacular sites,
from our own familiar Moon to the outer reaches of our solar system
and far beyond. Whether strolling through a dust storm under
Mars’ butterscotch sky, witnessing the birth of a star or getting
dizzy in a technicolour nebula, Plait is an illuminating,
entertaining guide to the most otherworldly views in our universe.
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