The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, Third Edition - Updated and revised, this third edition covers advances and discoveries and is repositioned to focus more on provocative cosmology topics.
Highlights include the latest news regarding the possibility of life on Mars, images of newly discovered extrasolar planets and asteroid flybys, the latest information on the Big Bang, the latest speculation on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, the most up-to-date information and images from current missions, and NASA's next steps.