Title: Death from the skies! : these are the ways the world will end ... /
Authors: Plait, Philip C.
Publisher: Viking Penguin,
Year: 2008
Subjects: End of the world (Astronomy)
Abstract: It's only a matter of time before a cosmic disaster spells the end of the Earth. But how concerned should we about about any of these catastrophic scenarios? And if they do post a danger, can anything be done to stop them?
Contents: Target Earth -- Sunburn -- The stellar fury of supernovae -- Cosmic blowtorches -- The bottomless pits of black holes -- Alien attack! -- The death of the sun -- Bright lights, big galaxy -- The end of everything.