Origins: fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution. Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith. 2014.

Our true origins are not just human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic.Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and the current cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics and cosmology. Origins explains the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos.From the first image of a galaxy birth to Spirit Rover’s exploration of Mars, to the discovery of water on one of Jupiter’s moons, coauthors Neil deGrasse Tyson and David Goldsmith conduct a galvanising tour of the cosmos with clarity and exuberance.