Exploring the Universe

Was ist das Universum? Wie entstand es? Diese grundlegenden Fragen faszinieren Kinder genauso wie Erwachsene. Dieses Handbuch beschreibt die Versuche der Menschheit unsere Existenz zu erläutern und erkundet die jüngsten Theorien der Entstehung unseres Universums. / There are few topics more awe-inspiring than cosmology. What is the universe? How does it work? Where did it come from? These fundamental questions intrigue adults and children alike. This approachable guide brings alive humanity's attempts to explain the existence of everything and explores the latest and best theories on how the universe came into being. From the basic understanding of the nature of a star, or of how a planet like the Earth was formed, the remarkable story of cosmology unfolds through to the truly ultimate question of how the universe will end. Along the way we will meet black holes and dark matter, supernovae and quasars.