Products by Giles Sparrow

An account of the journey - a 13.7-billion-light-year- (or 130-billion-trillion kilometre-) voyage from our home planet to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time.

Explains the basics of astronomy from coordinate systems to naming conventions. This book includes the solar system, explores the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its rings and beyond. It explores all 88 constellations of the night sky, charting their mythology and history as well as investigating the latest scientific discoveries.

Featuring nearly 200 images, this book follows the tracks of robotic rovers over Mars, plunges through Titan's atmosphere on the back of the Hugyens probe, smashes into a comet with Deep Impact, and discovers the frozen planets that lurk at the edge of our solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune.

Bored of spending all your holidays on Mars? Now you can travel further off the beaten astral plane with this fact-packed guide.

Follows the exploits of the intrepid and sometimes piratical adventurers who put life, limb and reputation at risk in the discovery of some of the world's best-known historical monuments. This book chronicles some of the major discoveries that these explorers have made, through accounts, maps, images and commentary.

Chronicles and celebrates man in space, from Sputnik's momentous foray to the other spellbinding missions planned. Including images, this book shows how satellite and manned missions have changed human life. It provides information about pioneers like Werner Von Braun and Yuri Gagarin as well as the triumphs and tragedies of succeeding programmes.

Featuring accurate and clear star charts covering the complete northern and southern hemispheres, the 'Atlas of the Constellations' is a fascinating introduction to astronomy. Beginning with a brief introduction to the stars, it features one full page on each constellation, detailing its naming and mythology, location in the sky, the best times of the year to view it, and its key stars and ...

Moving out from the Sun, every planet and moon is visited in a journey that takes us a full light year into space. This book follows the tracks of robotic rovers over Mars, plunges through Titan's atmosphere on the back of the Hugyens probe, and voyages to the edge of our solar system to discover the planets that lurk beyond the orbit of Pluto.

The ultimate intergalactic journey: navigate 130-billion-trillion kilometres from Planet Earth through the Deep Universe to the outer edge of space and time.