In a brilliant flash about fourteen billion years ago, time and matter were born in a single instant of creation. An immensely hot and dense universe began its

"In a brilliant flash about fourteen billion years ago, time and matter were born in a single instant of creation. An immensely hot and dense universe began its

This is a provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical question: Where did the universe come from and how will it end?

A new look at the first few seconds after the Big Bang—and how research into these moments continues to revolutionize our understanding of our universe Scient

In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the E