Hubble: A New Window to the Universe

At last, a book presenting the fantastic achievements of the first five years of the Hubble Space Telescope observations! While a number of books for the general public emphasise the technological accomplishments of this multi-billion dollar project or deal with the well-publicised flaw in the telescopes optics, this ground-breaking book concentrates on its astronomical success. The authors use results and spectacular images from Hubble itself to illustrate a wide range of astronomical topics, from the great questions about the universe as a whole, to quasars and black holes, and from the life and death of stars to our planetary neighbours in the solar system. The book is rounded off with an overview of the plans for the future of this fascinating telescope. The text contains a large number of spectacular images, as well as self-contained portraits of astronomers and explanations of astronomical topics and instruments. Written in a lively style, this compendium serves as a testament to the significant role the Hubble has played in astronomical accomplishment and discovery over the past five years.

Daniel Fischer studied astronomy at the University of Bonn and is now editor for the monthly astronomy magazine Sterne und Weltraum (Stars and Space). He is also an editor with the news station Skyweek and is a co-author of the successful book Der Jupiter Crash.

Hilmar Duerbeck has taught at the University of Mnster, was visiting researcher at the European Southern Observatory La Silla and visiting professor in Santiago, Chile. He has written many scientific articles and has translated several popular science books into German.