Welcome to the web site for Discovering the Universe, 6e by Neil F. Comins and William J. Kaufmann III.

Throughout this site you will find a variety of electronic instructional and learning tools designed to increase your understanding of the textbook and the subject of astronomy. The new edition is a fully "media- connected" text. Icons appear throughout every chapter to connect students from the topic they are reading about to specific areas of this Web site, where they will find supplemental web information, interactive exercises, animations, videos, Active Integrated Media Modules, and other activities utilizing the Starry Night Backyard software. These resources are organized by textbook chapter and by content type. To access them, please select a chapter or a category below.

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Student Resources
icon Chapter Objectives
icon More to Know
icon Interactive Exercises
icon Starry Night Observing Exercises
icon Q & A Online
icon Current Events in Astronomy
icon Web Links
icon AIMM (Active Integrated Media Modules)
icon Animations & Videos
icon Flashcards
icon Planetary Geology
icon Current Events in Astro Archives




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