This enlightening illustrated narrative by the world’s most celebrated astrophysicist explains
the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space with authority and humor.
No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and fun than Neil deGrasse
Tyson. Drawing on mythology history and literature—alongside his trademark wit and
charm—Tyson and StarTalk senior producer Lindsey Nyx Walker bring planetary science down to
Earth and principles of astrophysics within reach. In this entertaining book illustrated with
vivid photographs and art readers travel through space and time starting with the Big Bang
and voyaging to the far reaches of the universe and beyond. Along the way science greets pop
culture as Tyson explains the triumphs—and bloopers—in Hollywood’s blockbusters: all part of an
entertaining ride through the cosmos. The book begins as we leave Earth encountering new
truths about our planet’s atmosphere the nature of sunlight and the many missions that have
demystified our galactic neighbors. But the farther out we travel the weirder things get.
What’s a void and what’s a vacuum? How can light be a wave and a particle at the same time?
When we finally arrive in the blackness of outer space Tyson takes on the spookiest phenomena
of the cosmos: parallel worlds black holes time travel and more. For science junkies and
fans of the conundrums that astrophysicists often ponder To Infinity and Beyond is an
enlightening adventure into the farthest reaches of the cosmos.
