Astrophysics in a NutshellAstrophysics in a Nutshell, winner of the American Astronomical Society's Chambliss Award, has become the text of choice in astrophysics courses for science majors at top universities in North America and beyond. In this expanded and fully updated second edition, the book gets even better, with a new chapter on extrasolar planets; a greatly expanded chapter on the interstellar medium; fully updated facts and figures on all subjects, from the observed