Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond
- ISBN-10
- 1426209711
- ISBN-13
- 9781426209710
- Series
- Space Atlas
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 335
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Author
- James Trefil
Description
An illustrated grand tour of the universe, beginning in our own solar system before moving on to the Milky Way galaxy and finally on to the building blocks of the universe, including dark matter and dark energy.
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