Author: Ron MillerPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761354549
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Explores the world beyond the solar system and examines stars, galaxies, and the universe itself.
Seven Wonders Beyond the Solar System
Author: Ron MillerPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761354549
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Explores the world beyond the solar system and examines stars, galaxies, and the universe itself.
Seven Wonders beyond the Solar System
Author: Ron MillerPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761372784
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
From earliest times, humans have wondered about the sky above them. People looked at distant stars and wondered what they were made of. They wondered whether any other places in the universe were like Earth. At first people used simple telescopes to study the solar system—the Sun and all the planets that circle around it. Later, more powerful telescopes and high-tech machines allowed people to investigate worlds outside the solar system. In this book, we'll explore seven wonders beyond the solar system. We'll look at giant clouds of gas and dust called nebulae. Some nebulae are places where stars are born. Other nebulae are all that remains of stars that have died. Other wonders beyond the solar system include pulsing stars, giant stars, and giant clusters of stars called galaxies. We'll visit them all. And we'll explore the age-old question: Does the universe have any other planets like Earth? We'll learn about scientists who hunt for Earthlike planets and the tools they use. Finally, we'll look at the big picture—the universe itself. This vast network of stars, planets, and other objects is the biggest wonder of them all.
Seven Wonders of the Solar System
Author: David A. AguilarPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698406915
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Ready for a wondrous celestial journey? This extraordinary book puts you right there in the middle of our solar system: breaking through colorful gaseous hazes; exploring the surface of red-hot or ice-cold planets; hurtling through rings of flying, frozen ice chunks; and rocketing on out to deep space. Astronomer David Aguilar is our navigator on these seven wonderful trips through space—journeys that someday may actually happen!
Seven Wonders of Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Author: Ron MillerPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761372792
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
From earliest times, humans have wondered about the sky above them and have studied all visible objects. People began to identify differences between stars and planets, and as technology advanced with telescopes and space probes, they sought deeper understanding of the millions of bits of debris rocketing through the solar system. Scientists determined that most of these objects are left over from the creation of the planets and their moons. They classified these leftovers into categories such as asteroids, comets, and meteors. In this book, we'll explore seven wonders of asteroids, comets, and meteors. Ceres is a huge mountain-sized asteroid that orbits with other asteroids between Mars and Jupiter. Other marvels include Ganymede, the largest asteroid in the group called Earthgrazers or Near-Earth Objects, and Halley's comet, a ball of ice, that passes Earth every seventy-five or so years. We'll also explore the amazing impact that space debris can have on planets and moons. The Borealis Basin, a wondrous crater more than 5,000 miles across, formed when an asteroid collided with Mars in the ancient past. Then we will travel to the far-off Kuiper belt, where as many as 200 million icy bodies orbit, and wonder at the mystery of planetlike objects, such as Pluto and Charon. Finally, we’ll can experience a space wonder firsthand by standing outside on a night in August to watch the spectacular Perseid meteor shower fill the sky.
Seven Wonders of Space Technology
Author: Fred BortzPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761372806
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
From earliest times, humans have looked to the sky in wonder, and their wonder and curiosity fueled science. Ancient peoples built enormous temples and monuments to observe the sun and track the movement of stars. And as scientific knowledge expanded, technologies grew more sophisticated. Each development changed the way we viewed our place in the universe. But no technology changed our understanding more than the ability to launch scientific equipment—and human explorers—into space. In this book, we'll explore seven wonders of space technology. Scientists and engineers have built vehicles and equipment to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system. Orbiting satellites and telescopes have given us everything from more accurate weather reports to glimpses back to the beginning of the universe. International teams have built an orbiting space laboratory and are working on plans for human lunar settlements and missions to other planets. Learn about the people and the science behind these amazing advances in space technology.
Seven Wonders of the Rocky Planets and Their Moons
Author: Ron MillerPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761354484
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Describes the geographic phenomena of the inner planets of the solar system and their moons, including the largest mountain of the planets, the deepest canyon, and the highest recorded temperatures.
Wonders of the Solar System Text Only
Author: Professor Brian CoxPublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007452306
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Sunday Times Bestseller In Wonders of the Solar System – the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series – Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit.
13 Planets
Author: David A. AguilarPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426307713
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Profiles each of the planets in Earth's solar system, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, MakeMake, the sun, the Oort cloud, comets, and more.
Space Encyclopedia
Author: David A. AguilarPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426309481
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A tour of outer space explores the solar system as well as stars, galaxies, and the birth of planets, and speculates on whether other intelligent beings exist in the universe.
The Wonder of Our Solar System
Author: Lisa GreathousePublisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433390906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
People once believed that Earth was the center of the solar system. Scientists finally learned that Earth is one of at least eight planets in our solar system and that they all travel around the sun. Astronomers now know that our solar system is almost 5 billion years old and is part of at least 100 billion galaxies in the universe. Earth is the only planet known to have life and water. Scientists continue to discover new planet-like objects, called dwarf planets, all the time!