Visit to a Small Universe

In this fascination and accessible tour of the stars, noted writer and speaker Virginia Trimble discusses the search for life on other planets; how galaxies form; why stars explode and die; and the elusive nature of the dark matter in the universe. Trimble speculates on perplexing, unanswered questions and points to the formidible tasks to be faced by the next generation of astronomers. General science readers interested in astronomy and astrophysics.