This book introduces the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), also known as the "The Sky Eye", one of the China’s big science facilities. Using easy-to-understand language, the book covers the scientific background, construction process, achievements, and effects of FAST on the development of the national economy. With a large number of intuitive and vivid images and videos, the book presents basic information on FAST for general readers who are interested in astronomy.

Freeman, Fellow of the Royal Society.

Provides the most complete and up-to-date account of our understanding of the Magellanic Clouds and the astrophysical processes within them.

This conference brought together observers and theorists to discuss what we are learning from the current generation of extragalactic neutral hydrogen observations and what prospects lie ahead, with particular emphasis on the exciting prospects for the next 3 to 10 years with the major U.S. facilities.

This timely book presents an overview of the galaxies within the Local Volume, including the Local Group and our closest neighbours, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds. Presented here are the latest results from radio, infrared and optical surveys as well as detailed multi-wavelength studies of individual galaxies. The book aims to provide a vibrant forum for presentations and discussions across a broad range of astrophysical topics.