The Universe: Galaxies, Stars & Planets - Paperback

by Matt Tweed (Author)

What is the difference between a red dwarf and a yellow dwarf? Is the Milky Way a pretty average kind of galaxy? What about our solar system? Are planets like Earth common? What about Super-Earths?

Fasten your seatbelts! Packed with fascinating facts and diagrams, this pocket guide to the universe explains how galaxies, stars, and solar systems form, evolve, and fizzle out and why the universe remains mysterious. You'll never look at the night sky in the same way again.

Author Biography

Matt Tweed is a science author, illustrator, and games designer, with a deep interest in the mechanics of reality. In his spare time, he is also a music producer and sitar/bass player for a number of well-known bands. He studied electronics at King's College, London, and sound art in Hull before running away with the eco protests; he now lives on a boat in Cornwall with a semi-sentient labradoodle called Bob.