Introduction 1(6)
Target Earth: Asteroid and Comet Impacts
7(26)
Sunburn
33(34)
The Stellar Fury of Supernovae
67(35)
Cosmic Blowtorches: Gamma-Ray Bursts
102(31)
The Bottomless Pits of Black Holes
133(32)
Alien Attack!
165(30)
The Death of the Sun
195(29)
Bright Lights, Big Galaxy
224(35)
The End of Everything
259(38)
Epilogue What, Me Worry? 297(12)
Acknowledgments 309(2)
Appendix 311(2)
Index 313