Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgement: A. Reiss et al. (JHU)
Now available for free is the online publication: 2020 Vision: An Overview of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
This colorful booklet summarizes the most recent National Research Council decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics. It provides an overview of the sixth National Research Council decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Contents include: Astronomy and The Public; The Big Questions; What Are Other Planetary Systems Like?; and How Has the Universe Evolved Over Time?
To access this publication, visit the National Academies website
By Leonard David