Includes index.

Introduction -- Solar exploration -- The birth of our sun. The Big Bang -- The early universe in microwaves -- Star nurseries -- Going supernova -- Fusion: energy of combination -- Two's company -- The structure of our sun. Layers of our sun -- The solar wind -- The sun's rotation -- The sun's magnetism -- The importance of our sun. How far away is the sun? -- Let there be light -- Evolution of sight -- The miracle (and curse) of photosynthesis -- The worship of our sun -- The history of our sun. The Aristotelian model -- The Ptolemaic model -- Heliocentrism -- Who invented the telescope? -- Spectroscopy: shedding light on the movement and composition of stars -- Modern telescopes -- The power of our sun. The Earth's magnetosphere -- Solarpower: harnessing the sun's energy -- Power over power: the perfect storm -- The solar cycle -- The future of our sun. Running out of gas -- The red giant phase -- The white dwarf phase -- The black dwarf phase -- Looking ahead.