TY - BOOK AU - Plait,Philip C. TI - Death from the skies!: these are the ways the world will end-- AV - QB638.8 .P53 2008 U1 - 520 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Viking Penguin KW - End of the world (Astronomy) N1 - Includes index; 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 N2 - It's only a matter of time before a cosmic disaster spells the end of the Earth. But how concerned should we about any of these catastrophic scenarios? And if they do post a danger, can anything be done to stop them? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0820/2008022943.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008022943-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008022943-d.html ER -