Product Description

Did you know that even though Mars is a freezing cold desert today, there was a time when we could have lived there? Or that Saturn is the only planet that would float in a bucket of water? Explore the wonders of the Solar System and beyond with DK Guide to Space. Spectacular satellite photography and amazing facts await you on a truly out of this world voyage.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133650 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Customer Reviews

A mindblowing trip through the galaxy
An amazing colourful book full of photographs of planets, stars, supernovas, galaxies, astronauts and so on. Most of the photographs come from NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope so you see the real thing instead of an artists impression. The book starts with the sun and solar system and travels out into the cosmos, visiting the moon and all the planets on the way. There are also sections on living in space and how to eat and go to the toilet in zero gravity! It is full of amazing facts, e.g. did you know that a pinhead as hot as the Sun's core would set fire to everything within 62 miles? This is a lively and fun book that anyone will enjoy, not just experts but also people like me who know very little about space and the universe.