Turn Right at Orion: Travels Through the Cosmos

Mitchell Begelman0738205176

Begelman (astrophysical and planetary science, University of Colorado- Boulder) offers a vivid narrative of a voyage across the galaxy and beyond, explaining some of the most mind-blowing concepts in modern astrophysics along the way, such as the births and deaths of stars, the creation of planets, and black holes. The author is fellow of the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics at the University of Colorado-Boulder.