With the coming of the space age, our boundaries are constantly expanded. Here, in one volume, is a fascinating, highly readable, and comprehensive account of the universe as we know it today.The Stars for Same, written for the author's young nephew and first published in 1931, has long been acknowledged as a classic in its field. It has now been completely revised by a well-known scientist and educator to include the many new and often breath-taking discoveries that have been made by the world's scientists. Entirely redesigned and generously illustrated throughout with new photographs, The Stars for Same describes our own solar system, the earth's place in it, the universe and its galaxies, and the world of space that we are now entering. This is an important book in one of the fields of science most vital for today and for the years to come.