The Cosmos Explained: A History of the Universe From Its Beginning to Today and Beyond

Friday, September 23, 2022 | 5:30pm to 7pm

The Cosmos Explained charts the life of our universe from the Big Bang to the present day and beyond. Starting with the Big Bang—at exactly one ten-millionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second—this book charts a history of space and time all the way through the evolution of our solar system, the birth of stars and the formation of life on Earth, to the future of our galaxy and beyond through beautiful telescopic images and illustrations. With deeply insightful and fascinating text by Hayden Planetarium Associate Professor Charles Liu, host of the immensely popular StarTalk podcast, this book is an accessible and enthralling gateway into the mysteries of space, time and the universe.

Purchase Book: https://www.quarto.com/books/9780711252745/the-cosmos-explained

Author Bio

Charles Liu is a Professor of Astrophysics at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, an Associate with the Hayden Planetarium, and of the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Dr. Liu is a regular co-host on the famous StarTalk podcast, and received the 2001 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for his book One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos.