Lost in space

Prepare for liftoff with a sweeping new book on the universe from the world’s most celebrated astrophysicist, brimming with wit, authority, and laugh-out-loud humor.

Filled with 5,000 tantalizing facts and more than 300 charts, maps, and photographs, this book offers a dazzling look at the cosmos from our home planet to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Strap in for a thrilling journey through our solar system to the edge of the cosmos. This alluring treasury of 5,000 facts will take you there and back again, learning and laughing all the way.

With an eye-popping design and bold illustrations, Lost in Space takes on humanity’s exploration of the universe—telescopes, space missions, planets, moons, exoplanets, stars, galaxies, and more—backed by signature scientific know-how and a large dose of hilarity. In these pages, you’ll discover that:

• 100 trillion neutrinos pass through your body every second.
• If you weigh 150 pounds on Earth, you’d weigh 380 pounds on Jupiter.
• In 500 billion years, our sun will become a red giant star and expand to 100 times its original size.
• In 1999, astronomers discovered five exoplanets orbiting the same sun. Astronomers estimate there are two trillion galaxies in the observable universe.

Bursting with cool space photos, breathtaking archival images, infographics, moon maps, and a plethora of pop culture icons, Lost in Space is not just a journey—it’s a trip!