C. Renée James

The violent birth of the universe was only the first bang of a very bumpy ride. This unfathomably cacophonous beginning has spawned blasts, implosions, cosmic cannibalism, collisions, and countless other fleeting energetic events punctuating the cosmos. Although often brief, these transient phenomena pack a powerful punch. In Things That Go Bump in the Universe, astronomer and science writer C. Renee James introduces us to her colleagues around the...