03023cam a2200421 i 4500 1276288352 TxAuBib 20240520120000.0 240328s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024931757 9781394235049 paperback $29.99 1394235046 paperback $29.99 (OCoLC)1428172511 TxAuBib rda Phillips, Cynthia, 1973-, author. Astrophysics / by Cynthia Phillips, PhD and Shana Priwer. Astrophysics for dummies. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2024] ©2024. xiv, 377 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plate : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier For dummies --For dummies Includes index. Introduction -- Part 1: Getting started with astrophysics. Welcome to the universe -- The A to Z of physics -- Astronomy in a nutshell -- Bridging the gap between astronomy and physics -- Part 2: When you wish upon a.... Star power : hydrogen, helium, with a twist of nuclear fusion -- Friends for life : star systems and dust clouds -- Exoplanets : the search for Earth 2.0 -- White dwarfs, black holes, and neutrinos, oh my! -- Part 3: Galaxies: teamwork makes the dream work. From fuzzy blobs to majestic spirals : the Milky Way and other galaxies -- Quantifying the unknown, or how galaxies work -- Bigger than huge : galaxy clusters -- Weird and wacky galactic phenomena -- Part 4: Cosmology: the beginning and the end of everything. The Big Bang : how it all began -- First light in the universe, or how a star is born -- And then it gets weirder : dark matter, dark energy, and relativity -- The end of it all -- Part 5: The part of tens. Ten scientists who paved the way for astrophysics -- Ten important space missions for astrophysics. "Discover the undiscovered with this jargon-free introduction to astrophysics. Astronomy is the study of what you see in the sky. Physics is the study of how things work. Astrophysics is the study of how things in the sky work, from large objects to tiny particles. Astrophysics For Dummies breaks it all down for you, making this difficult but fascinating topic accessible to anyone. Tracking the topics covered in a typical undergraduate astrophysics class, this book will teach you the essential pieces to understanding our universe. Get ready to launch into outer space with this ever-changing branch of science."-- Provided by publisher. 20240609. Stars. Astrophysics. Priwer, Shana, author. For dummies. --For dummies.