Inspired by the classic “Powers of Ten,” an award-winning astrobiologist and an acclaimed artist take readers, in a full-color celebration of scientific discovery, on an extraordinary, cutting-edge journey through all known scales of reality, from the largest possible magnitude to the smallest.

"Cosmic inflation is the theory that the early universe went through fast, exponential expansion for a fraction of a second after the Big Bang and then slowed down to the current rate of expansion. Simplified explanations of complex scientific concepts such as dark energy, dark matter, and the cosmic microwave background and dynamic images will help students comprehend how the study of cosmic inflation has reshaped our understanding of how the universe...