With detailed maps and diagrams, this graphic atlas will take you on a journey of discovery from our home planet, through the Solar System, and on to the Milky way and beyond. But this book is more than just an atlas - it is also a complete survey of the fascinating worlds of astronomy, space exploration and cosmology in the 21st century. This book is the ultimate guide to understanding both the universe and our place in it. It combines hundreds of specially commissioned maps, diagrams and illustrations, with the very latest colour photographs of the cosmos, to document our universe as never before. This impressive volume begins at home with a survey of planet Earth and its natural satellite - the Moon. Then, chapter by chapter, ever larger regions of the cosmos are considered until, ultimately, the entire visible universe is the subject of chapter 8. At each stage charting diagrams and maps are provided to make sense of the vast scale of the universe. The planets and many of the satellites of the Solar system are shown in beautifully rendered maps of exquisite detail. At the end of the book is a series of expertly crafted seasonal star maps for both the northern and southern hemispheres and a complete cartographic survey of the constellations that will enable the enthusiast to trace the patterns in the sky that have fascinated mankind for thousands of years.