Overview

From Neil deGrasse Tyson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, comes a spirited journey to the planets and stars, revealing the answers to many mysteries of our galaxy and beyond. In this companion volume to Merlin's Tour of the Universe, we visit again with Merlin, a timeless traveler from Planet Omniscia, who answers a collection of imaginative questions about the cosmos from curious stargazers. Whether waxing poetic about Earth and its environs, the Sun and its stellar siblings, physical laws, or galaxies near and far, Merlin's remarks are witty, humorous, and clear as a starry night sky. Merlin tackles such conundrums as: If aliens exploded Earth's moon, what effect would it have on us? Are black holes gathering matter in preparation for another big bang in another time and dimension? Why does the Moon look bigger on the horizon? Accompanied by the playful illustrations of Stephen J. Tyson, Just Visiting This Planet is a lively, entertaining, and indispensable guidebook to the universe.

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""Tyson has created a space-age Merlin. An astrophysicist and educator, Tyson weaves together imaginative with straightforward science."" -- ""USA Today"" ""Tyson is a master of streamlining and simplification...taking mind-bogglingly complex ideas, stripping them down to their nuts and bolts, padding them with colorful allegories and dorky jokes, and making them accessible to the layperson."" -- ""Salon"" ""We all have some questions we'd like to ask about astronomy. Well, here they are--and the answers too, short, straightforward, light-hearted, and correct."" -- ""Isaac Asimov, on the original publication of companion volume Merlin's Tour of the Universe""

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the author of the #1 bestselling Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, among other books. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has served since 1996. Dr. Tyson is the host and cofounder of the Emmy-nominated podcast StarTalk. He lives in New York City.

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