Contents What is space?
4
Meteors
28
Our planet Earth
6
Comets
30
Night and day
8
Studying space
32
The Moon
10
Space probes
34
Mars – the Red Planet
12
The race for space
36
The giant planets
14
Man on the Moon
38
The Sun
16
Space Shuttle
40
The Solar System
18
How to be an astronaut
42
Our home galaxy
20
Space stations
44
The Universe
22
Glossary
46
The sky at night
24
Index
48
What is a star?
26
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What is space? When you are outside on a clear night, look up at the sky. You are staring into space. You can see hundreds of sparkling stars. Looking at the stars at night is the best way to understand how big and far away space is. Scientists called astronomers also look into space. They use powerful telescopes to learn more about space and the Universe. We use the word Universe to mean everything that exists, from our planet Earth to the furthest parts of space.
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