Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

With wry humor, keen vision, and abundant humanity, Neil deGrasse Tyson distills the big questions of space, time, and reality into short, insightful chapters you can enjoy with your morning coffee.

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry tackles the big questions: Where did the universe come from? What is time? What's going on between the galaxies? Bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson guides readers through these ponderous questions with rare humor and insight. Along the way he reveals just what an inquisitive traveler needs to know about the Big Bang and the tumultuous formation of the universe, the action to be found in intergalactic space, our strange friend dark energy, and much more. These twelve brief and entertaining chapters form an introduction to the cutting edge of astrophysics that readers from all walks of life will understand and enjoy.

Published by W. W. Norton & Company

Hardcover