Things That Go Bump in the Universe
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Things That Go Bump in the Universe

How Astronomers Decode Cosmic Chaos

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eBook - ePub

Things That Go Bump in the Universe

How Astronomers Decode Cosmic Chaos

About this book

Experience the drama of the explosive cosmos and the astonishing discoveries being made about the universe's wildest phenomena.

The violent birth of the universe was only the first bang of a very bumpy ride. This unfathomably cacophonous beginning has spawned blasts, implosions, cosmic cannibalism, collisions, and countless other fleeting energetic events punctuating the cosmos. Although often brief, these transient phenomena pack a powerful punch.

Armed with decades of theoretical progress, unrivaled computing power, and cutting-edge technology, astronomers find themselves at the cusp of understanding not just the events themselves, but also how those events reveal the story of the entire cosmos. In Things That Go Bump in the Universe, astronomer and science writer C. Renée James introduces us to her colleagues around the world, who are using pioneering research techniques to explore everything from the very first explosions in the universe to the dark energy that could destroy it all. Along the way, James describes the history of transient astronomy, how the universe presents itself through various astronomical messengers, and the unexpected connections between different phenomena. Capturing the drama of a wild, violent cosmos for the curious reader, James explains a different category of transient event in each chapter, using easy-to-understand metaphors and stories to explain the science behind these awe-inspiring, cosmological encounters.

Things That Go Bump in the Universe explores the incredible discoveries being made in this revolutionary field, the tools used to detect cosmic events, and the astronomical mysteries that continue to puzzle observers and theorists. James weaves together the stories of our turbulent universe—informative, entertaining, frequently perplexing, and occasionally philosophical—and the people who are trying to make sense of it.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Prologue. Flashes of Insight
  7. Chapter 1. Catching Cosmic Fireflies
  8. Chapter 2. Out of the Question
  9. Chapter 3. Putting the “Super” in Supernova
  10. Chapter 4. Star-Shattering Energy
  11. Chapter 5. The Search for Smoking Guns
  12. Chapter 6. Detecting Cosmic Heartbeats
  13. Chapter 7. Stellar Arrhythmia
  14. Chapter 8. (Almost) No Star Is an Island
  15. Chapter 9. The Making of a Superstar
  16. Chapter 10. Cloudy with a Chance of Neutrinos
  17. Chapter 11. Not “The End”
  18. Chapter 12. Collision Course
  19. Chapter 13. Fallen Stars
  20. Chapter 14. Don’t Blink
  21. Chapter 15. Point Blank
  22. Chapter 16. Cats, Rats, and Fantastic Beasts, and How to Tell Them Apart
  23. Chapter 17. Cosmic Tremors
  24. Chapter 18. The Return of the Furbies
  25. Chapter 19. LIGO, We Have a Problem
  26. Chapter 20. Impeccable Timing
  27. Chapter 21. All Together Now
  28. Chapter 22. Multiple Eyewitness Accounts
  29. Chapter 23. Furbies—A New Hope
  30. Chapter 24. The First Bumps in the Universe
  31. Chapter 25. The Last Hurrah
  32. Epilogue. Ephemera
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. Bibliography
  35. Index