FROM NEW WORLDS TO BLACK HOLES- A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR FASCINATING UNIVERSE
Ever wondered about the universe? What you see in the night sky? How stars get born and
how they die? How Black holes work? And if there is life out there in the universe? Join us
for a journey through our fascinating universe from Black Holes to New Worlds orbiting
alien Suns through the newest discoveries. We are made of stardust. Ad Astra.

ASTRONOMY 1101/1103
Instructor: Lisa Kaltenegger, Director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell Fall 2019
302 Space Science Institute Phone: 255-3507, e-mail: lk433@cornell.edu,
Place and Time: URIS AUDITORIUM, MWF 11:15 - 12:05
Textbook:- The Cosmic Perspective, 8th Edition, by Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, and Voit,
Addison Wesley Longman. as well as the book Cosmos, by Carl Sagan.
iClicker Required, no laptop use or electronics in class except if need-based (bring a notebook)

Sign up for Astronomy 1101/1103 in CANVAS: Distribution Requirements: Either A1101 (3 credits, no lab) or A1103 (4 credits, with lab) will satisfy a science distribution requirement in Arts and Sciences.