This ebook has been optimized for tablets. This fully illustrated one-stop guide will show you how to look at and understand the night sky. To make your progress easier, it comes with color illustrations and expert advice throughout. Full color charts, photographs and illustrations show the planetary motions and offer information on astrological events, while detailed diagrams help to explain the movement across the sky and what stars are visible...

Provides an introduction to the solar system, stars, galaxies, and space exploration.

A fully illustrated tour of the universe ranges from ancient Egyptian cosmology to the latest theories about the origins of the universe, the Big Bang, the planets of our solar system, space travel and exploration, and more.

"Do you know what our planet is made from? Can you imagine how life on Earth began, why earthquakes happen, and what Earth looks like from space? Take a guided tour around the Earth and discover for yourself our planet's red-hot core, life-giving atmosphere, oceans, and mountains. Prepare for lift off!"--from P. [4] of cover.