The runaway universe -- Einstein's dilemma -- The discovery of the galaxies -- The expansion of the universe -- The inflationary cosmos -- Dark matter rules -- Supernovae reveal the accelerating universe -- Why stars explode -- The race to find the future of the universe -- Could the cosmological news be wrong? -- The cosmic background radiation -- The birth of galaxies reveals the density of matter -- Gravitational lenses bend the cosmos -- How can we explain the cosmological constant? -- Prospects for resolving the cosmic mysteries
