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The Oscars. The Booker prize. The Nobels. The award ceremonies that punctuate our year are all inherently backward-looking, celebrating past achievements. But there is another type of award, one that ...

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At head of title: DK Smithsonian. What is the universe? -- The beginning and the end of the universe -- The view from Earth -- The solar system -- The Milky Way -- Beyond the Milky Way -- The ...