The Future of the Universe
The next trillion years and beyond
Published on 8. September 2022
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-5263-1646-2 (ISBN)
Description
Experience the explosive and colourful future of the cosmos, zooming trillions of years ahead in time with Professor Raman Prinja, published in association with Royal Observatory Greenwich.
The Future of the Universe starts the future clock NOW and rockets readers along a forward time line to discover what scientists predict will happen to the Universe, including a shiny new ring on Mars, Earth's axis flip and a dramatic galaxy crash!
This is the first book of its kind for this age - putting all the future events into one place along a clear timeline for readers 9 and up, from the return of famous comets in a few decades, to the dark end of the Universe a nonillion years from now.
Professor Raman Prinja is the international, multi-award-winning Head of Department for Physics and Astronomy at University College London and a celebrated children's author of many books, including Planetarium and Wonders of the Night Sky.
Illustrator Jan Bielecki's action-packed, vivid artwork plucks these astonishing phenomena out of the distant future, and explodes them on the page - sizzling red giant stars and deep, mysterious dark energy; doomed moons and trailing comets - they're all inside The Future of the Universe!
Professor Prinja pens this unique look at the Universe's future, as seen on Sunday Brunch, as his follow-up to the definitive and exciting Wonders of the Night Sky, which introduces anyone with a patch of sky and a curious mind to exploring the marvels on display in today's Universe. The next generation of Universe explorers can easily engage with astronomy through these stunning books, no expensive equipment needed.
The Future of the Universe starts the future clock NOW and rockets readers along a forward time line to discover what scientists predict will happen to the Universe, including a shiny new ring on Mars, Earth's axis flip and a dramatic galaxy crash!
This is the first book of its kind for this age - putting all the future events into one place along a clear timeline for readers 9 and up, from the return of famous comets in a few decades, to the dark end of the Universe a nonillion years from now.
Professor Raman Prinja is the international, multi-award-winning Head of Department for Physics and Astronomy at University College London and a celebrated children's author of many books, including Planetarium and Wonders of the Night Sky.
Illustrator Jan Bielecki's action-packed, vivid artwork plucks these astonishing phenomena out of the distant future, and explodes them on the page - sizzling red giant stars and deep, mysterious dark energy; doomed moons and trailing comets - they're all inside The Future of the Universe!
Professor Prinja pens this unique look at the Universe's future, as seen on Sunday Brunch, as his follow-up to the definitive and exciting Wonders of the Night Sky, which introduces anyone with a patch of sky and a curious mind to exploring the marvels on display in today's Universe. The next generation of Universe explorers can easily engage with astronomy through these stunning books, no expensive equipment needed.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
542 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1646-2 (9781526316462)
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Persons
Multi-award-winning author, Professor Raman Prinja, is Head of Department for Astronomy at University College London. He is dedicated to the belief that it is hugely important to promote awareness of astronomy and physics to as wide an audience as possible, and especially to motivate and inspire the next generation of Universe explorers. As part of Professor Prinja's outreach, he has written several books on astronomy to share the excitement of the Universe with laypersons, parents, teachers and, above all, young people. Jan Bielecki is a Polish-Swedish illustrator and designer living in London. He mainly works with children's books and has illustrated fiction, picture books and non-fiction. Some of the topics he has covered include human anatomy, wrestling trolls, the scope of the Universe and slimy monsters.
Content
1: Foreword
2: Cosmic Timelines
3: A Great Journey into the Future
4: Jump to years 2061 & 4385 - Return of the Great Comets
5: +13,000 years - Earth's Wobble
6: +100,00 years - New Constellations in the Sky
7: +1 million years - The Explosion of Betelgeuse
8: +1.3 million years - A Bump with the Solar System
9: +50 million years - Mars Gets a Ring
10: +600 million years - The End of Solar Eclipses
11: +4.5 billion years - The Great Andromeda Collision
12: +5 billion years - A Red Giant Sun
13: +8 billion years - The Death of the Sun
14: +100 billion years - Gathering of Galaxies
15: +3 trillion years - Disappearing Universe
16: +10 trillion years - Last Stars Standing
17: +1 nonillion years - The Final Act of the Universe
18: Glossary
19: Further Information
20: Index
2: Cosmic Timelines
3: A Great Journey into the Future
4: Jump to years 2061 & 4385 - Return of the Great Comets
5: +13,000 years - Earth's Wobble
6: +100,00 years - New Constellations in the Sky
7: +1 million years - The Explosion of Betelgeuse
8: +1.3 million years - A Bump with the Solar System
9: +50 million years - Mars Gets a Ring
10: +600 million years - The End of Solar Eclipses
11: +4.5 billion years - The Great Andromeda Collision
12: +5 billion years - A Red Giant Sun
13: +8 billion years - The Death of the Sun
14: +100 billion years - Gathering of Galaxies
15: +3 trillion years - Disappearing Universe
16: +10 trillion years - Last Stars Standing
17: +1 nonillion years - The Final Act of the Universe
18: Glossary
19: Further Information
20: Index