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Outer Space Explained
Our universe is a vast and fascinating place. This volume takes readers on a sweeping tour, covering both our solar system and the vast reaches of space beyond it. Galaxies, quasars, white dwarfs, dark matter, supernovas, and more are introduced. The book delves into the histories of astronomy and space exploration. It even covers the universe’s history, starting with the big bang and discussing how scientists think it all might end. Charts, diagrams, drawings, and incredible photographs illustrate an array of incredibly distant objects. This book will satisfy space enthusiasts and might even captivate those who were not previously interested.
151 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2015
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September 29, 2015
Created by either a big bang or a steady state, Earth as we know it could end someday, causing prior just as much of a concern with even more unsolved questions. Theories being solved, questioned, and hypothesized by different professionals such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and Edwin Hubble are constantly being described in this book. Starting out from a small beginning, Edwin Hubble knew that changes were constantly occurring in the Universe, and in 1929, Hubble showed us that the Universe was infinitely expanding. Outer space is everything, and cannot be described easily by a simple book. Less than 150 pages to describe our Universe is like running a marathon with a single step—impossible. There are constant struggles when it comes to solving the Universe; the Universe is complex, since it needs to be both explained theoretically and mathematically to solve questions and the existence of the Multi-dimensional Universe theory. Ideas are always clashing together as if they were fans of different sport teams during the Super Bowl. Astronomers have been trying to solve if there is a possibility of life on another planet, and the Drake Equation is as close to solving that question as humanity might ever get, even though there are about 10 variables to solve for. When processing all questions about outer space, life really is a gigantic jigsaw puzzle; just with an infinite amount of pieces.
Struggles have promoted improvement, such as telescopes to see more insight of the Universe. Struggles have also divided nations, as the situation when the United States competed in the Space Race. There have been inconvenient moments too, as most of the rocket ships to space were tests of trials and error. In conclusion, there are many different aspects to a Universe as tremendous in size as our own. Personally, I saw that this book held facts of astronomy—a class that my high school does not teach. I have always been interested in science, and astronomy was a study I knew next to little about. Sure, there are different planets with stars and moons glowing next to them in a pattern that seems to be an orbit, but what are all those planets? What are some of their characteristics? What planets could one day possibly develop a suitable environment for life? Obviously, this book raised many of my interests before I even got the chance to read it. This book could only briefly touch the fundamentals of astronomy, but still could be a valuable source of knowledge. Being super eager to find out, I immediately started reading and literally finished the book in less than three days. As I finished reading, I realized that I held higher expectations than what it met. I still cannot fully describe the difference between a worm hole and a black hole. I cannot fully explain the sections of the electromagnetic spectrum, other than the fact that a portion is for visible light, while another focuses on gamma rays and X-rays. I thought that this book would have more to provide, but like I already explained, the Universe is everything that has ever existed. There are books upon books in libraries upon libraries in towns and different cities. Even continuing down the list, I can’t imagine anywhere that would have a complete understanding about outer space; states, countries, worlds, planets, stars, and galaxies. Don’t get me wrong, this book does have a lot of insight on different topics, but lacks critical information such as exact descriptions and explanations. Outer Space Explained by Mike Flynn was a very simple read, as it only has about 140 pages of facts. Since it is a little book, I don’t feel like I made a terrible decision to read it. It just wasn’t quite what I had expected.
Errors and errors were on almost every page. Honestly, there were an abundance of silly mistakes in this book. It constantly ignored the rules of commas, since while listing different things, it would forget about the last idea to place a comma: “Competition for the world’s largest space program remains intense, with the United States and Russia heading the race, followed by the ESA (European Space Agency), France, Japan, Germany, Italy, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Belgium and Spain.” There should be a comma after Belgium, but the book did not have proper punctuation. Also, there were more theories and facts from Edwin Hubble than any other person regarding space and the Universe. At one point, I had the opinion I was reading a chapter of only Edwin Hubble, if not a full biography. I wouldn’t really recommend this book for anyone that specializes in English, since the grammar mistakes and lack of commas even bothered me. On the other hand, I would not suggest this book to a qualified scientist, since some of the materials discussed in this book are a little edgy. I looked up, separately, information about both the Drake Equation and the electromagnetic spectrum, and saw differences among competing books, websites, and articles. I would recommend this book only to a general audience who knows very little about the Universe, and just wants more insight on how the Universe really compares on a physical level of size. Even in this book, it says that technology, and the average mind, can only comprehend four of the fundamental forces. I think that the book itself also attempts to reach just a specific audience of curious minds wanting a little information based on our Solar System. This book is part of a series of books labeled with the title, The Guide For Curious Minds. Anyone who happens to enjoy science will get a kick out of the information, but definitely do not present this to a professional. Without proper validation and research, they might judge where you got your source. If you are not at all interested in science, I wouldn’t even recommend a single book of the series, since most of them cover scientific studies: anatomy, weather, and infinity. I would rate this book a solid three out of five.
Struggles have promoted improvement, such as telescopes to see more insight of the Universe. Struggles have also divided nations, as the situation when the United States competed in the Space Race. There have been inconvenient moments too, as most of the rocket ships to space were tests of trials and error. In conclusion, there are many different aspects to a Universe as tremendous in size as our own. Personally, I saw that this book held facts of astronomy—a class that my high school does not teach. I have always been interested in science, and astronomy was a study I knew next to little about. Sure, there are different planets with stars and moons glowing next to them in a pattern that seems to be an orbit, but what are all those planets? What are some of their characteristics? What planets could one day possibly develop a suitable environment for life? Obviously, this book raised many of my interests before I even got the chance to read it. This book could only briefly touch the fundamentals of astronomy, but still could be a valuable source of knowledge. Being super eager to find out, I immediately started reading and literally finished the book in less than three days. As I finished reading, I realized that I held higher expectations than what it met. I still cannot fully describe the difference between a worm hole and a black hole. I cannot fully explain the sections of the electromagnetic spectrum, other than the fact that a portion is for visible light, while another focuses on gamma rays and X-rays. I thought that this book would have more to provide, but like I already explained, the Universe is everything that has ever existed. There are books upon books in libraries upon libraries in towns and different cities. Even continuing down the list, I can’t imagine anywhere that would have a complete understanding about outer space; states, countries, worlds, planets, stars, and galaxies. Don’t get me wrong, this book does have a lot of insight on different topics, but lacks critical information such as exact descriptions and explanations. Outer Space Explained by Mike Flynn was a very simple read, as it only has about 140 pages of facts. Since it is a little book, I don’t feel like I made a terrible decision to read it. It just wasn’t quite what I had expected.
Errors and errors were on almost every page. Honestly, there were an abundance of silly mistakes in this book. It constantly ignored the rules of commas, since while listing different things, it would forget about the last idea to place a comma: “Competition for the world’s largest space program remains intense, with the United States and Russia heading the race, followed by the ESA (European Space Agency), France, Japan, Germany, Italy, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Belgium and Spain.” There should be a comma after Belgium, but the book did not have proper punctuation. Also, there were more theories and facts from Edwin Hubble than any other person regarding space and the Universe. At one point, I had the opinion I was reading a chapter of only Edwin Hubble, if not a full biography. I wouldn’t really recommend this book for anyone that specializes in English, since the grammar mistakes and lack of commas even bothered me. On the other hand, I would not suggest this book to a qualified scientist, since some of the materials discussed in this book are a little edgy. I looked up, separately, information about both the Drake Equation and the electromagnetic spectrum, and saw differences among competing books, websites, and articles. I would recommend this book only to a general audience who knows very little about the Universe, and just wants more insight on how the Universe really compares on a physical level of size. Even in this book, it says that technology, and the average mind, can only comprehend four of the fundamental forces. I think that the book itself also attempts to reach just a specific audience of curious minds wanting a little information based on our Solar System. This book is part of a series of books labeled with the title, The Guide For Curious Minds. Anyone who happens to enjoy science will get a kick out of the information, but definitely do not present this to a professional. Without proper validation and research, they might judge where you got your source. If you are not at all interested in science, I wouldn’t even recommend a single book of the series, since most of them cover scientific studies: anatomy, weather, and infinity. I would rate this book a solid three out of five.
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