人类对奥妙无穷的宇宙的认识首先是从地球开始的，然后由地球伸展到太阳系，进而延伸到银河系，再扩展到河外星系和总星系，最后再回到地球上。正是这些内容构成了宇宙，丰富了宇宙的内涵。《神奇的宇宙：宇宙家族成员大比拼》介绍了有关恒星和行星形成的新进展。书中讨论了暗星云中孤立恒星的产生、星团和星云的形成、星际气体和尘埃的“生态学”以及可能产生黑洞的剧烈星暴，并把星系演化的过程与地球上生命的起源联系起来。( Human being's understandings of the universe starts from the earth, extends from the earth to the solar system, to the Galaxy, then to anagalactic nebula and metagalaxy, and finally returns to earth. All of them constitute the universe and enrich the connotation of the universe. The magic universe: Competition between Family Members of The Universe introduces new developments in the formation of stars and planets. It discusses the generation of isolated star in dark nebula, formation of cluster and nebulae, interstellar gas and dust "ecology" as well as the intense starburst possibly making black hole, and connects the origin of life in earth with the evolution process of galaxies. )