State of The Universe 2007 New Images, Discoveries and Events /

• Main Author: Ratcliffe, Martin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astrobiology.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

The aim of State of the Universe 2007 (and subsequent volumes issued annually) is to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader to be published every year in September in a format that will be suitable for an appeal to the Christmas market. The book will cover a...

Table of Contents:

• A year in news...
• A year in news...
• Astronomers Meet to Discuss the Mysteries of the Universe...
• Astronomers Meet to Discuss the Mysteries of the Universe...
• Features
• The State of the Universe...
• First Views of the Birth of a Supernova Remnant...
• Unveiling a New Generation of Extremely Large Telescopes...
• As NASA’s Flagship Great Observatory Completes 15 Years in Orbit...
• More than just our galaxy...
• The Search for Gravitational Waves...
• Detecting Heat Radiation from Space...
• Those Strange News Stories out there...
• Understanding Galaxies and Large-Scale Structures...
• The most Powerful Explosions in the Universe...