The Zoomable Universe: An Epic Tour Through Cosmic Scale, from Almost Everything to Nearly Nothing

An epic, full-color visual journey through all scales of the universeInspired by the classic "Powers of Ten" film and bestselling book, the award-winning astrobiologist Caleb Scharf and acclaimed artist Ron Miller take us on an epic tour through all known scales of reality, from the largest possible magnitude to the smallest. Drawing on the latest research, they begin at the edge of the observable universe, a scale spanning 10 DEGREES27 meters--about 91 billion light years. And they end in the subatomic realm, at 10 DEGREES-35 meters, where the fabric of space-time itself confounds all known rules of physics. In between are galaxies, stars and planets, oceans and continents, plants and animals, micro-organisms, atoms, and much, much more. Stops along the way--all enlivened by Scharf's sparkling prose and original insights into the nature of our universe--include the surface of a rogue planet, the back of an elephant, and the contours of a DNA strand.Gorgeously designed, with navigational aids that allow readers to track their progress from one scale to the next, and packed with over 100 original illustrations and infographics, The Zoomable Universe is a whimsical celebration of discovery, a testament to our astounding ability to see beyond our own vantage point and chart a course from the farthest-flung edge of the cosmos to its mind-boggling depths--a journey that readers of every age will treasure for years.