The Edge Of Physics

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Science writer Anil Ananthaswamy journeys to the farthest corners of the globe, seeking out the instruments and scientists poised to answer cosmology's most profound questions: the accelerating expansion of the universe, the nature of dark matter, why the universe seems fine-tuned for life, and whether we are alone. His quest takes readers to extreme environments: from the Atacama Desert's Very Large Telescope, capturing distant galaxies, to a deep Minnesota mine where physicists hunt dark matter, and the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, home to the world's largest neutrino detector. Through the personal stories of the dedicated researchers at these and other dramatic global sites, *The Edge of Physics* offers a compelling human portrait of science, revealing the universe and our relentless pursuit to understand its greatest mysteries.