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From blue moons to black holes : a basic guide to astronomy, outer space, and space exploration /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melton Knocke, Melanie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.
Subjects:
Astronomy > Popular works.
Solar system > Popular works.
Planets > Exploration > Popular works.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Questions and answers
  • About the solar system
  • About the sun
  • About the planets
  • About asteroids, comets, meteors, and other space junk
  • About Earth
  • About the moon
  • About spacecraft and space travel
  • About stars
  • About black holes
  • About galaxies
  • About telescopes
  • Pt. 2. Quick facts
  • The sun
  • The planets
  • The moon
  • The phases of the moon
  • Moon totals for each planet
  • Moon names
  • The biggest moons of the solar system
  • Lunar eclipses for 2005-2020
  • Solar eclipses for 2005-2020
  • Meteor showers
  • The twenty-five brightest stars
  • The twenty-five closest stars
  • The stars of the Big Dipper
  • The constellations (in alphabetical order)
  • Astronomy and space-related web sites
  • Pt. 3. A brief history of lunar and planetary exploration
  • Missions to the moon
  • Missions to Mercury
  • Missions to Venus
  • Missions to Mars
  • Missions to Jupiter
  • Missions to Saturn
  • Missions to Uranus
  • Missions to Neptune
  • Missions to Pluto.