New and updated features of this title The learning framework for each chapter consists of 3 sections: the first 2 focus on the key topics; the third section builds on the ideas from the first 2 sections with a focus on The Process of Science in Action. Each section addresses the Learning Goal questions, concludes with a visual summary that provides answers to the Learning Goal questions, and each chapter summary is followed by a 12-question Quick Quiz and a set of short-answer, essay, and quantitative questions. Material from Mission Juno the first mission to Jupiter is integrated into the text. Material on the planets and life in the universe based on the Cassini mission to Saturn's rings and the discovery of an ocean on Enceladus is integrated into the text. Material on recently confirmed gravitational waves is integrated into the text. REVISED: Dark Matter chapter reflects recent discoveries and new constraints in what might be. REVISED: Life in the Universe Chapter includes exoplanet discoveries, breakthrough initiatives in the search for life in the universe, and the proposed mini-spacecraft fleet to Alpha Centauri.