Raman Prinja has written several successful general-interest books on astronomy and is keen to bring the subject of astronomy to a wider audience. He is currently Professor of Astrophysics at University College London. Raman is the author of Science Crazy, which won the Children's Choice School Library Association Information Book Aware 2013 for the category 7-12 year olds.
Welcome to the Milky Way | p. 4 |
Galaxy All-Sorts | p. 6 |
Activity: Build Your Own Milky Way | p. 8 |
Mapping the universe | p. 10 |
Cosmic Crashes | p. 12 |
Activity: Galaxies in a cup | p. 14 |
How Did it Began? | p. 16 |
Activity: Timeline of the Universe | p. 18 |
Everything is Flying Apart | p. 20 |
Activity: Balloon Universe | p. 22 |
The Dark Side of the Universe | p. 24 |
Fate of the Universe | p. 26 |
Really Cool Stuff About Galaxies and the Universe | p. 28 |
Top Ten Galaxy facts/Websites | p. 30 |
Glossary | p. 31 |
Index | p. 32 |
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