The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy's Big Questions

This book will get you up to date in astronomy...

I have been a subscriber to Astronomy Magazine and have a decent library of astronomy and physics books, so I am not without material to keep me busy. This work from Eicher is the latest, and best, addition to that library. The book is meant to be a survey of today's hottest and most media-driven topics in Astronomy and Cosmology, all wrapped up into one source. Its success comes not only from how thoroughly Eicher treats each subject, but how readable it is for the average person. Alex Fillipenko's introduction is a superb primer, and the rest is an entertaining orientation to the hot picks of today's research, the lives of stars, our Solar System (including poor Pluto), and on and on until you're caught up to the state of the science in 2015, and invited with open arms to keep moving forward with a solid knowledge of what we know now. In summary, consider this book a nice update to Carl Sagan's legendary "Cosmos" series, and a deeper dive into some of the topics DeGrasse Tyson addressed in his own series. Read more