| Introduction: The Wonder of Astronomy | p. 5 |
| What Is Astronomy? | p. 6 |
| What Do Astronomers Study? | p. 7 |
| How Big Is the Universe? | p. 8 |
| Some Cosmic Distances | p. 8 |
| Will Astronomers Ever See the Edge of the Universe? | p. 10 |
| Are There Other Universes? | p. 10 |
| How Do Astronomers Know How Far Away the Stars Are? | p. 11 |
| Solar System and Universe Facts | p. 12 |
| The Origin of the Universe | p. 14 |
| When Did God Make Moons and Planets? | p. 15 |
| Is the Solar System in the Bible? | p. 15 |
| Was There a Big Bang? | p. 16 |
| The Importance of the Biblical Record | p. 17 |
| Is the Universe Expanding? | p. 17 |
| Watching the Sky | p. 18 |
| Eclipses of the Sun | p. 19 |
| Eclipses of the Moon | p. 20 |
| Using a Telescope | p. 20 |
| Why Did God Create the Heavenly Bodies? | p. 22 |
| Calendars | p. 23 |
| Modern Time-Telling | p. 24 |
| What Are Constellations? | p. 24 |
| How Are Constellations Related to Astrology? | p. 25 |
| How Do Astronomers Use the Constellations? | p. 26 |
| Learning More About the Constellations | p. 27 |
| Space Exploration | p. 28 |
| Early Rockets | p. 28 |
| The Space Age | p. 29 |
| The First Moon Landing | p. 30 |
| The Modern Space Program | p. 31 |
| Unmanned Missions | p. 32 |
| What Has The Space Program Taught Us? | p. 34 |
| Space Highlights | p. 34 |
| A Tour of the Solar System | p. 36 |
| The Earth: Not Just Another Planet | p. 36 |
| Why Did God Make Other Planets? | p. 37 |
| The Moon: A Special Satellite | p. 38 |
| The Origin of the Moon | p. 38 |
| How Old Is the Moon? | p. 39 |
| The Sun, a Light-Giver | p. 40 |
| The Sun: Not Just Another Star | p. 40 |
| Where Does the Sun Get Its Heat? | p. 42 |
| How Old Is the Sun? | p. 43 |
| The Nebular Hypothesis: A False Idea | p. 43 |
| Mercury and Venus | p. 44 |
| Mars: Not a Life-Supporting Planet | p. 45 |
| Jupiter and Saturn | p. 46 |
| Uranus and Neptune | p. 48 |
| Pluto | p. 49 |
| Stars and Galaxies | p. 50 |
| What Are Stars Made Of? | p. 51 |
| Stars Are Not All the Same | p. 52 |
| Do Black Holes Exist? | p. 53 |
| The Closest Galaxies | p. 54 |
| Seeing Distant Objects in a Young Universe | p. 55 |
| Look-Back Time | p. 55 |
| Cosmic Catastrophes | p. 56 |
| Star Death | p. 56 |
| The Death of the Sun | p. 57 |
| Supernova Remnants | p. 57 |
| The Myth of Star Birth | p. 59 |
| Catastrophes in the Solar System | p. 60 |
| Did Moons Really Explode? | p. 61 |
| What Are Asteroids? Where Did They Come From? | p. 62 |
| Did a Planet Really Explode? | p. 62 |
| Martian Catastrophes | p. 64 |
| The Martian Flood | p. 65 |
| What Caused These Catastrophes? When Were They? | p. 66 |
| Comets | p. 67 |
| The Age of Comets | p. 68 |
| Meteor Showers | p. 68 |
| Big Meteor Craters | p. 69 |
| Did an Asteroid or Meteor Kill the Dinosaurs? | p. 70 |
| Big Meteorites | p. 70 |
| People Have Seen Big Meteors Land | p. 71 |
| Are There Other Planets in Other Solar Systems? | p. 72 |
| Why Do Some Astronomers Believe There Are Other Solar Systems? | p. 73 |
| Is There Extraterrestrial Life? | p. 74 |
| What Is Life? | p. 74 |
| What Are UFOs? | p. 75 |
| Endnotes and Credits | p. 76 |
| Glossary | p. 77 |
| Index | p. 78 |
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