This book is the first regular annual to review each year's major astronomical discoveries. Its aim (and subsequent volumes issued annually) is to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader.

This book is the first regular annual to review each year's major astronomical discoveries that is written at an accessible level for both young and older astronomy enthusiasts. Its aim (and subsequent volumes issued annually) is to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader. It will be published every year in September in a format suitable for an appeal to the Christmas market. The book will cover all major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and place them in the context of the longer term goals that astronomers and astrophysicists around the world are aiming for. The book will present a complete list of the major announcements, discoveries and news items from each year, with the major ones being explained in detail through selected chapters being written by invited contributors who are at the forefront in those fields. The target is to capture the excitement and vibrancy of modern astronomical research.

The first regular annual to review each year's major astronomical discoveries Written at an accessible level for both young and older astronomy enthusiasts Details discoveries in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology from all the world's leading ground based and orbiting observatories Enables the reader to stay up to date with the rapid pace and development of modern astronomical research Will have a strong appeal to amateur astronomers and be a perfect Christmas gift

Inhalt
A year in news....- A year in news....- Astronomers Meet to Discuss the Mysteries of the Universe....- Astronomers Meet to Discuss the Mysteries of the Universe....- Features.- The State of the Universe....- First Views of the Birth of a Supernova Remnant....- Unveiling a New Generation of Extremely Large Telescopes....- As NASA's Flagship Great Observatory Completes 15 Years in Orbit....- More than just our galaxy....- The Search for Gravitational Waves....- Detecting Heat Radiation from Space....- Those Strange News Stories out there....- Understanding Galaxies and Large-Scale Structures....- The most Powerful Explosions in the Universe....