Introduction -- How it all started: the Big Bang -- Our solar system -- Discovering our solar system -- The sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- the moon -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Dwarf planets -- Asteroids -- Comets -- Meteorites -- The Space Race -- Space rockets -- Exploration -- International Space Station -- Exploring space without a rocket -- Glossary -- About the author.
Summary:
Introduces the solar system, discussing how it formed; profiling the planets, Sun, and Moon; and providing a brief history of space travel.
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