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Hyperspace : Our Final Frontier by Gribbin, John R is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>The exploration of the Universe which largely began to take place in the final decades of the 20th century is the story told in Hyperspace: Our Final Frontier. There have now been space probes to all the major planets of the Earth's Solar System — the only worlds that are likely to be physically explored in our lifetime. Beyond the Solar System, across the final frontier of space, however, astronomers are now able to explore the Universe by proxy, using evidence from light, radio waves, x-ray, and other information gathered by telescopes on the Earth's surface and by orbiting satellites. Astronomers can now work out the life cycles of stars, the evolution of galaxies, the location of other solar systems, and the fate of the Universe itself. Hyperspace: Our Final Frontier provides a compelling insight into the way that astronomers work, explaining how they make the discoveries that make headlines, as well as the stories behind those headlines. From the first steps which measured the distances to the nearest stars, to the latest discovery that the Universe is expanding at an ever faster rate, John Gribbin puts deep space into perspective with the aid of specially commissioned illu

Who reads Hyperspace : Our Final Frontier?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Gribbin, John R
Publisher
New York: DK ; London: BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Published
2001
Language
EN
ISBN
9780789478382
Category
science
Subjects
Science, Astronomy, Stem
Rating
4.8 / 5 (4 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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