THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: TO BEGIN WITH US AND THEM GOING PLACES 1 THE HEAT OF THE SUN WHERE THE SUN GETS ITS ENERGY HOW THE SUN REACHED ITS PRESENT STATE HOW THE SUN HAS CHANGED THE SUN’S NEXT STAGES THE SUN’S FINAL STAGES 2 THE MOBILE EARTH EARTHQUAKES AND THE EARTH’S INTERIOR CHANGES IN THE EARTH’S CORE CHANGES IN THE MANTLE CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND SUPERCONTINENTS THE FUTURE OF THE MOBILE EARTH 3 THE EARTH’S OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE MOVEMENTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE MOVEMENTS IN THE OCEANS ABSORBING THE SUNLIGHT THE EARTH AND THE MOON GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE FUTURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS 4 MAGNETIC EARTH AND MAGNETIC SUN THE SOURCE OF THE EARTH’S MAGNETISM THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH’S MAGNETISM THE SOURCE OF THE SUN’S MAGNETISM THE FUTURE OF THE SUN’S MAGNETISM THE SOLAR WIND LOSING AN ATMOSPHERE 5 IMPACT METEORS AND METEORITES CRATERS ON THE MOON IMPACTS ON THE EARTH THE ASTEROIDS FORECASTING FUTURE IMPACTS COMETS 6 THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE MOON AND MERCURY VENUS MARS THE GIANT PLANETS AND THEIR SATELLITES 7 OUR GALAXY THE SUN’S PATH THE SUN AND NEARBY STARS INTERSTELLAR MATTER SUPERNOVAE SPIRAL ARMS THE EVOLVING GALAXY AND WHAT ABOUT LIFE 8 GALAXIES THE GALACTIC HALO THE LOCAL GROUP GALACTIC HARASSMENT AND CANNIBALISM THE GALAXY AND DARK MATTER GALAXIES AND CLUSTERS THE VIRGO SUPERCLUSTER 9 THE UNIVERSE SUPERCLUSTERS THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE BUT HAVE WE GOT IT RIGHT? FURTHER READING