The universe was born from a singularity approximately 13.7 billion years ago , a fact that we know thanks to the observation of its light, which has traveled an enormous distance through space and time until it has reached us.
Our universe, with an estimated two trillion galaxies and countless numbers of stars, is replete with fascinating examples of exoplanets, stars, nebulae, black holes, galaxy clusters, and other astronomical objects that scientists around the world are still trying to figure out and prove. .
In “The universe: travel guide”, we will find ourselves in a complete and addictive volume in which after learning the essential astronomical nomenclature, we will be able to take a walk through our cosmos as if it were a journey. We go through general explanations about our solar system, transits and eclipses, manned space flights, our star, the Sun and its current situation, the planets, Mercury, Venus, the Earth (and also our satellite the Moon, of course, exploring its history, its eclipses, the Sea of Tranquility or the Aitken basin), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune … as well as asteroids, dwarf planets and comets such as Vesta, Eros or Phaethon, the Kuiper belt, planets dwarfs such as Eris, The Goblin, Makemake or Çhamea, comet such as Churyumov-Geraimenko, Halley or Swift-Tuttle, extrasolar planets such as the well-known 51 Pegasi b, Epsilon Eridani or Barnard’s Star b, stellar objects such as nebulae and protostars, types of giant stars, double stars and clusters, the famous Betelgeuse, Antares, Aldebaran, the Phantom of Jupiter, the Tabby star, the Owl Nebula, the famous Horsehead Nebula, Reglo, Kepler’s supernova or VY Canis Maioris, and galaxies and galaxy clusters such as Centaurus A, Andromeda, the Sunflower Galaxy, the Sombrero or the Magellanic clouds, as well as the Bullet cluster, the Phoenix cluster, the Pandora cluster or even El Gordo y el Grupo Local.
And if you find yourself a little lost, a rich glossary will put everything in its place.
Ready for this universe travel guide? We are going to tell you a lot of curious facts that, perhaps, you did not know.
