Universal

'Inspirational' Buzz Aldrin

When exactly did life begin? What really happened during the big bang -and before it? Is the universe expanding? Is dark matter real? Do welive in one of many worlds? What's more, how can we prove any of this?

Thisbook is all about how we - any of us - can gain an understanding of theUniverse in all its awe-inspiring glory. Brian Cox and Jeff Forshawtake us on an epic journey of scientific exploration, revealing how thebiggest questions - from the size of the earth to the distance to thestars - are answerable from our own back gardens.

You don't need a Large Hadron Collider or a Hubble Space Telescope to explore the cosmos. You just need this book.