Come see the Milky Way – Yosemite and the National Park System -- Eclipses and Science – Grand Tetons and Chaco Culture National Historic Park -- Exploring New Frontiers – Yellowstone National Park -- Tides and Our Cosmic Connection – Acadia National Park -- Pele’s Planet – Hawaii Volcanoes National Park -- Seasons of Fire – Great Smokey Mountains -- Red Rock Planet – Arches and Zion National Parks -- The Goldilocks Planet – Glacier National Park -- The Lives of the Stars – Chaco Culture National Historic Park -- Worlds Bountiful and Strange – Rocky Mountain National Park -- Creation Stories – Grand Canyon National Park -- Our Natural Heritage Above the Horizon.

In Stars Above, Earth Below, Tyler Nordgren examines a range of astronomical topics and makes the connection between them and the landscapes, processes, and cultures which can be seen and experienced within specific U.S. National Parks. For each park and topic the story unfolds in three steps: what does the reader see for him - or herself? What is the scientific cause or explanation of what is seen? And finally, what is the big picture about ourselves, our world, and our Universe? The author takes us the length and breadth of the U.S., from the coast of Maine to the Yellowstone volcano, from the depths of the Grand Canyon to the heights of the Rocky Mountains, exploring the natural links between the features of the parks and those of our Universe.