Take your child on an incredible journey through our solar system and beyond with the new edition of this first reference for young space explorers. Help your child discover all about our universe: from comets and constellations, to black holes and the Big Bang, they'll explore awesome places and visit the far reaches of space. Watch as they gaze at the stars with the world's biggest and best telescopes and blast off on a mission to the moon to explore the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. Plus, they'll find some astonishing answers to the big question: is there other life out there? Full of bite-sized facts, curiosity quizzes and special 'weird-or-- what' features kids will love getting their teeth into, there's lots to see and explore. Perfect for homework or just for fun. Go ahead, let your children's imagination blast off into the cosmos!