1001 Facts About Space

by Grabham, Sue

• ISBN13: 9780789484505
• ISBN10: 0789484501
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-09
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

A world of knowledge at your child's fingertips! Absolutely bursting with thousands of fascinating facts, Backpack Books are small enough to carry with ease, but big enough to provide all the answers. Researched and written by experts, topics are covered in encyclopedic and easy-to-understand detail. Hundreds of colorful illustrations and photographs bring knowledge to life, and are arranged clearly and logically to make finding out quick and easy for readers of all ages.

Table of Contents

Universe	8	(8)
What is the universe?	10	(2)
Scale of the universe	12	(2)
Life story of the universe	14	(2)
Galaxies	16	(10)
What is a galaxy?	18	(2)
Clusters and superclusters	20	(2)
The Milky Way	22	(2)
The Local Arm	24	(2)
Stars	26	(14)
What is a star?	28	(2)
Star birth	30	(2)
Life cycle of a star	32	(2)
Death of massive stars	34	(2)
Stellar classification	36	(2)
Brightness	38	(2)
Space from earth	40	(18)
Above our heads	42	(2)
Special effects	44	(2)
Constellations	46	(2)
Cataloging stars	48	(2)
The zodiac	50	(2)
Near or far?	52	(2)
The northern sky	54	(2)
The southern sky	56	(2)
Solar system	58	(10)
What is the solar system?	60	(2)
Solar gravity	62	(2)
The Sun	64	(2)
Solar energy and influence	66	(2)
Planets	68	(40)
Mercury	70	(4)
Venus	74	(4)
Earth	78	(4)
Earth's moon	82	(4)
Mars	86	(4)
Jupiter	90	(4)
Saturn	94	(4)
Uranus	98	(4)
Neptune	102	(4)
Pluto	106	(2)
Small objects	108	(8)
Comets	110	(2)
Meteors	112	(2)
Asteroids	114	(2)
Studying space	116	(22)
Information from space	118	(2)
Optical telescopes	120	(2)
Radio astronomy	122	(2)
Images of space	124	(2)
Observatories	126	(2)
Telescopes in space	128	(2)
Rockets	130	(2)
Flybys	132	(2)
Landers	134	(2)
Working in space	136	(2)
Space history	138	(12)
Milestones in astronomy	140	(6)
Space missions I	146	(2)
Space missions II	148	(2)
Space facts	150	(34)
Formation of the universe	152	(2)
Measuring the universe	154	(2)
Galaxies	156	(2)
Stars	158	(2)
Stellar worlds	160	(2)
Solar systems	162	(2)
Planets and moons	164	(2)
Minor members of the solar system	166	(2)
Sights in the sky	168	(2)
Life in the universe	170	(2)
Traveling into space	172	(2)
Space probes	174	(2)
Telescopes in orbit	176	(2)
Earth-based observations	178	(2)
Humans in space	180	(2)
Space stations	182	(2)
Glossary	184	(4)
Index	188