Universe : solar systems, stars, and galaxies / Michael Seeds, Joseph R. Grundy Observatory, Franklin and Marshall College, Dana Backman, SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy), SETI Institute & NASA Ames Research Center.

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Part 1. The sky. Here and now -- A user´s guide to the sky -- Cycles of the Sun and Moon -- The origin of modern astronomy -- Light and telescopes -- Atoms and spectra -- Part 2. The solar system. The Sun -- Origin of the solar system and extrasolar planets -- Earth and Moon : bases for comparative planetology -- Mercury, Venus, and Mars -- The outer solar system -- Meteorites, asteroids, and comets -- The family of stars -- Part 3. The stars. The formation and structure of stars -- The deaths of stars -- Neutron stars and black holes -- Part 4. The universe of galaxies. The Milky Way galaxy -- Galaxies : normal and active -- Modern cosmology -- Part 5. Life. Astrobiology : life on other worlds.