DK - Space! Knowledge Encyclopedia

Get set to blast off into space and explore the wonders of our Solar System and beyond.The ultimate space encyclopedia for children is designed to blow your mind with incredible CGI images, from the deep darkness of black holes to the spectacular sparkle of supernovas.The many mysteries of the Universe are explored in breathtaking detail, including in-depth cross-sections and lifelike cutaways to showcase the planets, stars, moons, and space stations. Featuring absolutely everything under the Sun, this exciting visual reference guide is your guaranteed one-stop shop for space.Filled with the latest facts, infographics, and NASA images, Space! takes you on a journey that is truly out of this world before bringing you back seriously starry-eyed! CONTENTS......Page 6 THE SOLAR SYSTEM......Page 8 The Sun’s family......Page 10 Around the Sun......Page 12 Birth of the Solar System......Page 14 The Sun......Page 16 Mercury......Page 18 Venus......Page 20 Earth......Page 22 Inside Earth......Page 24 The Moon......Page 26 Exploring the Moon......Page 28 Impact craters......Page 30 Eclipses......Page 32 Mars......Page 34 Valles Marineris......Page 36 Exploring Mars......Page 38 Red planet......Page 40 Asteroids......Page 42 Shooting stars and meteorites......Page 44 Jupiter......Page 46 Moons of Jupiter......Page 48 Io......Page 50 Saturn......Page 52 Saturn’s rings......Page 54 Ring world......Page 56 Moons of Saturn......Page 58 Titan......Page 60 Uranus......Page 62 Neptune......Page 64 Minor planets......Page 66 Comets......Page 68 STARS......Page 70 How stars work......Page 72 Types of star......Page 74 Star birth......Page 76 Exoplanets......Page 78 Hot Jupiters......Page 80 Lives and deaths of stars......Page 82 Butterfly Nebula......Page 84 Red supergiants......Page 86 Neutron stars......Page 88 Black holes......Page 90 Multiple stars......Page 92 Star cloud......Page 94 GALAXIES......Page 96 The cosmos......Page 98 Milky Way......Page 100 Galaxies......Page 102 Active galaxies......Page 104 Colliding galaxies......Page 106 Galaxy clusters......Page 108 The Universe......Page 110 The big bang......Page 112 EXPLORING SPACE......Page 114 Space exploration......Page 116 Discovering space......Page 118 Telescopes......Page 120 Space telescopes......Page 122 Rockets......Page 124 First person in space......Page 126 Space probes......Page 128 Rovers......Page 130 Manned spacecraft......Page 132 Space shuttle......Page 134 Apollo programme......Page 136 Lunar lander......Page 138 Moon buggy......Page 140 Spacesuit......Page 142 Spacewalk......Page 144 Space stations......Page 146 Future exploration......Page 148 The search for life......Page 150 THE NIGHT SKY......Page 152 The celestial sphere......Page 154 Practical stargazing......Page 156 Northern star hopping......Page 158 Southern star hopping......Page 160 Star maps......Page 162 Constellations......Page 164 REFERENCE......Page 196 Solar System data......Page 198 Exploring the planets......Page 200 Stars and galaxies......Page 202 Glossary......Page 204 Index and acknowledgments......Page 206 Computer-generated Illustrations Reveal The Wonders Of The Universe, From The Big Bang And Black Holes To Space Travel.--back Cover. The Solar System -- Stars -- Galaxies -- Exploring Space -- The Night Sky -- Reference. Senior Editor, Ben Morgan ; Contributors, Robert Dinwiddie [and 5 Others]. At Head Of Title: Dk Smithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedia. Supports The Common Core State Standards--page 4 Of Cover. Includes Index. "Computer-generated illustrations reveal the wonders of the universe, from the big bang and black holes to space travel." Source other than Library of Congress Presents an introductory look at space, including information on the solar system, stars, constellations, galaxies, and space exploration