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Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World

Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World | Philip Plait, Ph D Philip Plait

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With wit, humor, and an infectious love of astronomy that could win over even the science-phobic, this fun and fascinating book reminds us that outer space is anything but remote. The scientist behind the popular website badastronomy.com, Philip Plait presents some of the most fearsome end-of-the-world calamities (for instance, incoming asteroids and planet-swallowing black holes), demystifies the scientific principles at work behind them, and gives us the odds that any of them will step out of the realm of sci-fi to disrupt our quiet corner of the cosmos. The result is a book that is both terrifying and entertaining?a tour of the violent universe we live in, written with an enthusiasm that every stargazer will appreciate.

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Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World | Philip Plait, Ph D Philip Plait

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I love astronomy and science. This book was very interesting and enlightening and it was written in a fun and easy to understand manner.

DrexEdit Sounds like a book I would like to read! It also sounds like it would give me nightmares! 😂 5y

suvata @DrexEdit The author does a really good job at the end of each chapter telling you why you shouldn‘t be worried. That‘s the only thing that kept me from having nightmares. LOL 5y

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Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World | Philip Plait, Ph D Philip Plait

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Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World | Philip Plait, Ph D Philip Plait

What a generous stack to add to my TBR! Thanks @Clwojick and @BookishMarginalia I am looking forward to diving in - especially to the Neil Gainsborough and John Connolly! ❤️📚👻🎃🎉#Halloweengoespostal

suvata All good books. I‘m anxious to read Death from the Skies. I downloaded it a while back and just haven‘t gotten around to it yet. 7y

Clwojick So glad you liked everything! Including the #catbuttcoaster ?My fiancé thinks they're gross but I freaking love them!!! 7y

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Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World | Philip Plait, Ph D Philip Plait

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