PHY 106: Beyond The Solar System 3 credits This course focuses on observations and basic properties of stars and stellar remnants (White Dwarfs, Black Dwarfs, Novae and Super Novae, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Black Holes, the Milky Way); the formation and evolution of the galaxy; extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, life in the universe, and life beyond earth: prospects for microbes, civilizations and interstellar travel.