A world-renowned astrophysicist takes us through the huge, unfolding history of the universeThe night sky is an endless source of wonder and mystery. For thousands of years it has been at the heart of scientific and philosophical inquiry, from the first star catalogues etched into ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets to the metres-wide telescopes constructed in Chile's Atacama Desert today. On a clear night it is hard not to look up and pick out familiar constellation...

El cielo estrellado siempre es sugerente, y también un enigma. Esta guía de astronomía logra la rara proeza de ofrecernos herramientas para comprenderlo sin perder el asombro ni el hilo, con palabras claras y explicaciones llanas que hacen del universo a secas, nuestro universo. Nuestro lugar en el espacio, cómo nacen y mueren las estrellas, qué compone el cosmos, cuál es su forma y qué sabemos de la materia y la energía oscuras, cómo y cuándo comenzó su existencia y hacia dónde vamos (o d...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Our Universe, A Pelican Book, written and read by Jo Dunkley.The night sky is an endless source of wonder and mystery. For thousands of years it has been at the heart of scientific and philosophical inquiry, from the first star catalogues etched into ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets to the metres-wide telescopes constructed in Chile's Atacama Desert today. On a clear night it is hard not to look up and pick out fa...