"Govert Schilling explores the mysteries of space that lie beyond our solar system on this mind-bending trip to nebulae, galaxies, black holes, and the edge of the observable universe"--Publisher's website.

Includes index

The solar system --The history of astronomy -- The birth of stars -- Telescopes -- Stars and planets -- The death of stars -- The Milky Way galaxy -- Space telescopes -- The local group -- Galaxies -- Windows on the cosmos -- Clusters -- The universe -- Star atlas.