The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos

How learning to “listen” to the universe using radio waves has revolutionized our understanding of everything from gravity to little green men.

“Passionate and witty” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

In space, no one can hear you scream.

But the universe is far from silent. It’s been speaking all along, broadcasting its stories and secrets, for those who know how to listen.

In The Echoing Universe, Emma Chapman tunes us in to the universe and what it is trying to say, through the sci...