Offers a look at the history of the Hubble telescope, its controversial early days, the dramatic images it has captured of outer space, and what it has revealed about the origins and history of our own solar system and the universe beyond.

Jack and Annie present information about the universe, including our solar system, and briefly describe the history of space travel and of the science of astronomy.

This book provides insight into the scientific aspects of constellations as star maps and navigation tools, as well as more fanciful interpretations, including a discussion of the zodiac.

Presents a series of 250 significant events in the history of astronomy and space exploration, from the original formation of the galaxies, to the space mission to the planet Mars, to speculation about the end of the universe.

Presents simple explanations of important topics in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, dark matter, and the Higgs boson, using only the one thousand most common words in the English language.

Introduces "all aspects of space, from the sun and our solar system to the lives of stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond" -- Publisher marketing. Welcome to the Planetarium. This museum is open all hours. A walk through its galleries is a stroll through our vast universe, from the sun in our solar system to the galaxies that lie beyond the Milky Way. Learn about the birth of stars and the scientific equipment we use as we continue to discover...