{"product_id":"chandras-cosmos-wallace-h-tucker-9781588345875","title":"Chandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by Nasa's Premier X-Ray Observatory","description":"On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In \u003ci\u003eChandra's Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra science spokesperson Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face of the universe. The book is organized in three parts: \"The Big,\" covering the cosmic web, dark energy, dark matter, and massive clusters of galaxies; \"The Bad,\" exploring neutron stars, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes; and \"The Beautiful,\" discussing stars, exoplanets, and life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChandra has imaged the spectacular, glowing remains of exploded stars and taken spectra showing the dispersal of their elements. Chandra has observed the region around the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way and traced the separation of dark matter from normal matter in the collision of galaxies, contributing to both dark matter and dark energy studies. Tucker explores the implications of these observations in an entertaining, informative narrative aimed at space buffs and general readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallace H. Tucker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1588345874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588345875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017","brand":"Wallace H. Tucker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979264983295,"sku":"9781588345875","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dabecf5e-c0fb-4092-9cbd-238ef0e282d4.jpg?v=1683244645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chandras-cosmos-wallace-h-tucker-9781588345875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}