Delta Upislon House. If you have ever watched any science fiction you might have noticed that the stories always take place within the Milky Way. That seems to show a startling lack of imagination when you consider that there are billions and billions of them out in the Universe. The reason for this is simple. The Milky Way is a swirling collection of 100 billion stars of which our little Sol is but a one.
Galaxies are really really big.
Big enough, in fact, for just about all the stories anyone might want to imagine. In this class we will take a 3 month tour of our corner of the Universe exploring what's in it, where it came from, and where its heading. In the process we will learn alot about stars and their lifecyle. We will also spend some time exploring the issue of life in the Milky Way. The recent discovery of planets may mean that life is more common than previously supposed.