The Sun

Dr David Whitehouse is a Science Correspondent for the BBC and Science Editor of BBC News Online. He broadcasts regularly on TV and radio and also writes regularly for leading newspapers and magazines. He has also presented a science series on BBC TV. Prior to joining the BBC he was a space scientist and astronomer at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, and at the world famous Jodrell Bank radio observatory. He has won two Glaxo science writing awards and five European Netmedia awards, including the prestigious European Journalist of the Year. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a past president of the Society for Popular Astronomy. His first book, The Moon: A biography was published by Headline in 2001.

Acknowledgements. 1. Bits of a star gone wrong. 2. The Goldilocks star. 3. The silken threads of space. 4. The shape of truth. 5. The month of Mercedonius. 6. The Hill of the Witch. 7. The Dethronement of God. 8. A hole in the sky. 9. The Stourbridge Prism. 10. The fire at Mannheim. 11. Sunlight robbery. 12. Rosa Ursina. 13. The Devil's Jumps. 14. The Sun King. 15. A single ray of light. 16. Go find a hotter place. 17. White fire laden. 18. Quebec. 19. Coalbrookdale by Night. 20. a Our summers are no summersa . 21. Shelter from the storm. 22. The Rescue of Solar Max. 23. Sunjammer. 24. Journey from the heart of the Sun. 25. Alpha Omega. 26. Amongst the stars. 27. End of days. 28. The wind from the sun. 29. Coda -- the Eye of God. Bibliography. Index.