Galaxies — these are the peculiar building blocks in the vast structure of the Universe. Born from the dust of the Big Bang, these building blocks have not been at rest for 13 billion years — they continue to evolve....
James Geach tells the fascinating story of the evolution of the most colorful elements of space: how galaxies originated; why there are so many of them, why they differ in size, brightness, and shape, and how they managed to grow black holes in their depths. As a practicing researcher, Geach lifts the veil of mystery over the work of astrophysicists: they struggle for funding, write requests for access to telescopes at the last moment before the deadline in a thrill to see what has not yet been accessible to the human eye. Most importantly, he explains why the modern astrophysicist is a hunter of light, and how one can literally see the distant past of the Universe.
Galaxies — these are the peculiar building blocks in the vast structure of the Universe. Born from the dust of the Big Bang, these building blocks have not been at rest for 13 billion years — they continue to evolve. James Geach tells the fascinating story of the evolution of the most colorful elements of space: how galaxies originated; why there are so many of them, why they differ in size, brightness, and shape, and how they managed to grow black holes in their depths. As a practicing researcher, Geach lifts the veil of mystery over the work of astrophysicists: they struggle for funding, write requests for access to telescopes at the last moment before the deadline in a thrill to see what has not yet been accessible to the human eye. Most importantly, he explains why the modern astrophysicist is a hunter of light, and how one can literally see the distant past of the Universe.
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