ABSTRACT

The boundaries of space exploration are being pushed back constantly, but the realm of the partially understood and the totally unknown is as great as ever. Among other things this book deals with astronomical instruments and their application, recent discoveries in the solar system, stellar evolution, the exploding starts, the galaxies, quasars, pulsars, the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and relativity.

chapter 2|23 pages

The Lunar Landscape

chapter 3|37 pages

Recent Discoveries in the Solar System

chapter 4|34 pages

Stellar Evolution

chapter 5|33 pages

Exploding Stars

chapter |11 pages

6. Distance in Astronomy

chapter 7|17 pages

Beyond the Visible

chapter 8|7 pages

Listening to the Universe

chapter 9|5 pages

Molecules in Interstellar Space

chapter 10|17 pages

The Galaxies

chapter 11|11 pages

The Seyfert Galaxies

chapter 12|10 pages

Quasars

chapter 13|9 pages

Pulsars

chapter 14|16 pages

Extraterrestrial Life

chapter 15|19 pages

Big Bang or Steady State?

chapter 16|12 pages

Relativity