Out of this World

Are you baffled by the Big Bang? Curious about what it's like to walk on the moon? Wondering if someday you might meet an alien? Dreaming of becoming an astronaut? This fun, comprehensive book is bursting with all the cool things you ever wanted to know about space. In Out of Space you will discover . . . The Earth, the Moon, and in BetweenFrom the birth of our planet and its fascinating blueprint to its amazing atmosphere and our nearest neighbor, the moon! Earth's NeighborhoodFrom the eight planets in our solar system and the characteristics that set them apart to the mystifying facts about comets and meteoroids. Seething Stars and Giant GalaxiesFrom the life of the star and its various sizes and shapes to the 200 billion that make up the Milky Way. StargazingFrom the accounts and theories of the ancient astronomers to today's scientists and their search for the extraterrestrial. Exploring SpaceFrom the first-known rockets to today's mighty spacecraft and the famous missions that advanced our exploration. How It All Began . . . and Might EndFrom scientists' theories about the dawn of time to the fierce debate about how, whenand ifthe universe may end someday.