Facing Infinity Black Holes and Our Place on Earth

Prologue: The Ring of Light at the Edge of the DarknessPART I: AMONG STARS, WAR AND DARKNESSThe Priest Who Wanted to Weigh the StarsThe Dark Heart of the Milky WayThe Astronomer at the Mountain of DeathEinstein and the Blind BeetleBeyond the Event HorizonPART II: BLACK HOLES IN THE DEPTHS OF SPACEThe Death of a Star and the Spacetime VortexA Cosmic SymphonyShadowhuntersThe Origin of GiantsPART III: BLACK HOLES AND OUR PLACE ON EARTHPowehi and Power Over the LandThe Threat From the SeaBlack Holes Are Our FathersHawking’s Last JourneyAre We Living in a Black Hole?AcknowledgmentsNotesSources