Space: Stars, Planets, and Spacecraft |
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User Review - carterchristian1 - LibraryThingWell illustrated introduction to astronomy for children,and interesting for adults too. Read full review
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Space: Stars, Planets, and Spacecraft Sue Becklake,Brian Delf,Luciano Corbella No preview available - 1998 |
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Apollo astronauts Ariane rocket asteroid belt astronauts Astronomers think back to Earth Big Bang black hole boosters bright stars called centre Charon circle the Sun clouds of gas cold constellations craters Cygnus X-l dark dwarf star Earth spins energy engines explore flew past fuel galaxies gas and dust gases giant star glowing gravity Halley's Comet heat Jupiter Jupiter's kilometres land layer light live look Lunar Rover magnet maps Mars Mercury million km million miles Moon rock Moon's move nearest star nebulae Neptune night sky oxygen particles planet circling Pluto Pole pull quasars Radio aerial radio telescope radio waves red giant rings Saturn scientists seen from Earth shine steadily side smaller solar panels Solar System Space Shuttle space station spacesuit speed spiral studying the Sun sunlight surface tail takes tiny ultra-violet Universe Uranus Venus Viking Voyager spacecraft white dwarf X-rays young stars