Carolyn Collins Petersen is a science journalist and creator of educational materials for astronomy. John Bradt is an adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico.

• Introduction; 1. Eyes in the sky; 2. Telescopes: multi-frequency time machines; 3. Planets on a pixel; 4. The lives of stars; 5. Galaxies - tales of stellar cities; 6. The once and future universe; 7. Stargazing - the next generation; Glossary.

'… the most superb encapsulation of modern astronomy I have ever come across … this is a book for all of us...a landmark popular book for astronomy.' Astronomy and Geophysics

Carolyn Collins Petersen is a science journalist and creator of educational materials for astronomy. John Bradt is an adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico.

• Introduction; 1. Eyes in the sky; 2. Telescopes: multi-frequency time machines; 3. Planets on a pixel; 4. The lives of stars; 5. Galaxies - tales of stellar cities; 6. The once and future universe; 7. Stargazing - the next generation; Glossary.

'… the most superb encapsulation of modern astronomy I have ever come across … this is a book for all of us...a landmark popular book for astronomy.' Astronomy and Geophysics

Carolyn Collins Petersen is a science journalist and creator of educational materials for astronomy. John Bradt is an adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico.

• Introduction; 1. Eyes in the sky; 2. Telescopes: multi-frequency time machines; 3. Planets on a pixel; 4. The lives of stars; 5. Galaxies - tales of stellar cities; 6. The once and future universe; 7. Stargazing - the next generation; Glossary.

'… the most superb encapsulation of modern astronomy I have ever come across … this is a book for all of us...a landmark popular book for astronomy.' Astronomy and Geophysics