Table of Contents
Lecture 1. On being round -- lecture 2. On being rarefied -- lecture 3. On being dense -- lecture 4. Death by black hole -- lecture 5. Ends of the world -- lecture 6. Coming attractions -- lecture 7. Onward to the edge -- lecture 8. In defense of the big bang -- lecture 9. The greatest story ever told -- lecture 10. Forged in the stars -- lecture 11. The search for planets -- lecture 12. The search for life in the universe.