Offers the very best on physics and astronomy from the New York Times. From the discovery of distant galaxies to the tiny interstices of the atom, this title includes articles that cover more than 100 years of breakthroughs, discoveries, setbacks, and mysteries solved and unsolved.

From the discovery of distant galaxies and black holes to the tiny interstices of the atom, here is the very best on physics and astronomy from the NEW YORK TIMES! The newspaper of record has always prided itself on its award-winning science coverage, and these 125 articles from its archives are the very best, covering more than a century of breakthroughs, setbacks, and mysteries. Selected by former science editor Cornelia Dean, they feature such esteemed and Pulitzer Prize-winning writers as Malcolm W. Browne on teleporting, antimatter atoms, and the physics of traffic jams; James Glanz on string theory; and more.