How do astronomers study planets, stars and galaxies? What are rovers and where have they landed? How do different telescopes work? What is a nebula? Beginner readers can find out the answers in this book, along with lots more fascinating facts.

Amazing photographs and illustrations are combined with simple, easy-to-read text and a glossary explaining all the specialist terms used. Find out more about astronomy and stargazing online via Usborne Quicklinks, where you can find out what to see and when, as well as see the latest images captured by telescopes and rovers.

Chapters in this book include:

Studying the sky
What’s in space?
A place in space
Watching space
Telescopes in space
Looking at galaxies
The Milky Way
Studying stars
The Sun
Probing planets
Exploring the surface
The Moon
Space lumps
Stargazing

Pages: 32