Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids
ISBN-10
1680797565
ISBN-13
9781680797565
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2016-12-15
Publisher
ABDO
Author
Lauren Kukla

Description

How hot is the sun? How many stars shine in the sky? What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Your mission is to answer these questions and more! Exploring Our Universe guides you on exciting adventures through the wonders of deep space. Investigate fiery comets, faraway planets, and mysterious black holes. Meet astronomers and astronauts who changed the history of space exploration. And study the steller technology that helped them do so.

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