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Astronomy & Space Science

Astrophysics & Space Science

Facts from Space!: From Super-Secret Spacecraft to Volcanoes in Outer Space, Extraterrestrial Facts to Blow Your Mind!

Facts from Space!: From Super-Secret Spacecraft to Volcanoes in Outer Space, Extraterrestrial Facts to Blow Your Mind!
A guided tour through the universe--and beyond!

From the sun's super-hot core to the many moons of Neptune, we're traveling to the far reaches of our solar system and beyond! Astronomer Dean Regas presents Facts from Space!--an exciting education on everything outside our atmosphere. Inside, you'll discover space facts and celestial trivia, including:
- A day on Venus is longer than its year.
- Early space missions ejected human waste into space, where it froze into intricate crystals that still float in space today.
- After being in space, some astronauts returned to Earth up to 2 inches taller than when they left.
- The stars in the Big Dipper are shifting among themselves and will look like a "Big Spatula" by the year 75,000.
- And more!
Packed with fascinating information, it's a stellar read for sci-fi fans and at-home astronomers alike!
Country USA
Brand Adams Media
Manufacturer Adams Media
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781440597015
ReleaseDate 2016-10-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 045079597013
EANs 9781440597015

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