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1,000 facts about space / Dean Regas.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, D.C : National Geographic Kids, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426373428
  • 1426373422
  • 9781426373893
  • 1426373899
Other title:
  • One thousand facts about space
  • Thousand facts about space
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Contents:
Astronomically huge facts -- Our solar system -- Measuring time -- The sune -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- The moon -- Mars -- Asteroids -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Dwarf planets -- Comets -- Space travel -- Humans on the moon -- Astronaut achievements -- Space missions -- Great astronomers -- Galaxies -- Exoplanets -- Stars -- Life and death of stars -- Constellations -- Deep-space objects -- Urban legends -- Space and time -- Weather in space -- Black holes -- Living in space -- Danger in space -- Telescopes on Earth -- Telescopes in space -- Great hits -- Searching the sky -- Volcano worlds -- Coolest sights in astronomy -- Timeline of space missions -- Messier objects top 10.
Summary: Full of fascinating facts on space exploration, our solar system, and beyond, this comprehensive book from astronomer Dean Regas takes you on a mind-blowing tour of our universe.
Holdings
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 520 R333 Available 33111011047657
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Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 520 R333 Available 33111009467586
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Did you know ... that one of Saturn's moons is so hollow it would float in water? That the largest known star is 3.69 billion times bigger than our sun? Or that Jupiter likely has diamonds floating in its clouds?

Explore dazzling facts about the vast expanse of space, from glowing stars billions of light-years away to supermassive exploding supernovas to rockets thundering into the unknown. This comprehensive book takes you on a mind-blowing tour of our unbelievable universe and is full of fascinating facts on topics such as space exploration, our solar system and galaxy, and beyond.

Expert astronomer Dean Regas-former host of PBS's Star Gazers and astronomer of the Cincinnati Observatory-takes you on an incredible tour of facts about each planet in our solar system, dwarf planets, our sun and other stars, exoplanets, comets, asteroids, galaxies, space travel, and so much more. Hundreds of stunning photographs bring the facts to life.

A universe of fun and discovery awaits!

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Full of fascinating facts on space exploration, our solar system, and beyond, this comprehensive book from astronomer Dean Regas takes you on a mind-blowing tour of our universe.

Astronomically huge facts -- Our solar system -- Measuring time -- The sune -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- The moon -- Mars -- Asteroids -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Dwarf planets -- Comets -- Space travel -- Humans on the moon -- Astronaut achievements -- Space missions -- Great astronomers -- Galaxies -- Exoplanets -- Stars -- Life and death of stars -- Constellations -- Deep-space objects -- Urban legends -- Space and time -- Weather in space -- Black holes -- Living in space -- Danger in space -- Telescopes on Earth -- Telescopes in space -- Great hits -- Searching the sky -- Volcano worlds -- Coolest sights in astronomy -- Timeline of space missions -- Messier objects top 10.

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