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W E SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION UNIVERSE ASTRONOMY N Life in space A tour of the ISS 180 PAGES Inside Jupiter's OF SPACE volcanic moon BOOK OF FACTS! Everything you want to know about the universe we live in Explore the moon Space engineering Discover spectrography Uncover the Ariane 5 Welcome to BOOK OF SPACE Space has fascinated mankind from the earliest days of civilization, and as we keep scratching the surface of the vast universe in which we live, our sense of awe and wonder continues to grow unabated. Now, with the technological advancements being made by the world’s space agencies, we understand more than ever about the things that are happening beyond our own planet. This fi fth revised edition of the How It Works Book of Space has been updated with more of latest astronomical advancements, stunning space photography from the most advanced telescopes on the planet, and glimpses at what the future of space exploration holds, such as the planned mission to Mars. Taking you from the heart of our Solar System and out into deep space, we show you incredible solar tornadoes, supernovae, zombie stars, black holes and much more. Get ready for lift off. 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How It Works Book of Space Volume 1 Fifth Revised Edition © 2015 Imagine Publishing Ltd ISBN 978-1785461095 Part of the bookazine series BOOK OF SPACE CONTENTS “ The Sun’s most Solar System intense sight is a solar tornado” 010 Journey through the solar system 014 Earth from space 018 Inside the Sun 020 The Sun, not as we know it 021 Solar eclipse 022 Solar tornadoes 024 The Moon 028 The fi rst moonlanding 030 Amazing facts about eclipses 034 Mercury 021 036 Venus Solar 038 Mars eclipse 040 Farming on Mars 040 The V1 star Earth from space 041 Weather on Jupiter 014 042 Jupiter 044 Saturn 046 Saturn’s rings 048 Uranus 050 Neptune 052 Neptune’s boomerang moon 052 Mercury’s orbit 053 Secrets of transits 054 Pluto 158 Life in 056 Europa space Evolution of 072 telescopes 058 Dwarf planets 060 Auroras on other planets 062 Planet killers Solar tornadoes 022 A AS © N 058 mages Dwarf planets All I 006 Exploration Universe 068 Astronaut training 114 10 secrets of space 070 Inside a space suit 118 The Big Bang 071 Space diving 122 A star is born 072 Life in space 124 Zombie stars 076 International Space Station 128 Magnetic stars 080 Mission to Mars 1 30 Mystery of dark matter 136 Space volcanoes 086 The Mars Hopper 136 Meteor showers 087 Galileo Space Probe 137 Light years 088 Rocket science 137 Hidden planets 092 Mega rockets 138 Search for a new Earth 096 The Orion spacecraft 142 Galaxy classifi cation 098 Spacecraft re-entry 144 Supernovas 100 European Space Agency 148 Black holes 104 ELS launch site 152 Search for extraterrestrial life 106 Evolution of space travel 044 108 Voyager probes 036 110 The Herschel crater Saturn 111 Antstronauts Venus 111 Companion robots Astronomy Mystery of dark matter 158 Evolution of telescopes 130 160 Seeing stars 162 Telescope classifi cation 164 James Webb Space Telescope 166 ALMA telescope 167 Measuring stars 167 Star clusters 168 Spectrography 169 Meteor showers 170 Wildest weather in space 174 Radio telescopes 174 Listening to the universe 175 Spitzer Space Telescope 170 Wild space weather © SPL 007 SOLAR SYSTEM 010 Journey through the 028 First Moon landing 042 Jupiter Solar System One small step for man... The most massive planet Find out what’s orbiting the Sun 030 Amazing facts about eclipses 044 Saturn 014 Earth The smallest planet Famous for its rings Phenomenal views of home 034 Mercury 046 Rings of Saturn 018 Inside the Sun The smallest planet Saturn’s stellar crown The giant star that keeps us alive 036 Venus 048 Uranus 020 Our amazing Sun Earth’s sister planet First to be seen by telescope The Sun, but not as we know it 038 Mars 050 Neptune 021 Solar eclipse The red planet The windiest planet When the Moon obscures the Sun 040 Farming on Mars 052 Neptune’s boomerang moon 022 Solar tornadoes We need agriculture to survive A satellite with an odd trajectory Huge explosions from the Sun 040 The V1 star 052 Mercury’s orbit 024 Exploring the Moon Why is this star so special? This planet’s curvature is unique Discovering lunar secrets 041 Weather on Jupiter 053 Secrets of transits Raging storms and swirling winds Sizing up our Solar System 054 Pluto The ex-planet 056 Europa Hidden life under the ice? 058 Dwarf planets In orbit but undersized 060 Auroras on other planets This phenomenon is universal 062 Planet killers Meet the space assassins 024 Exploring the Moon 008 062 Planet killers 022 Solar tornadoes 010 Journey through the Solar System 009 SOLAR SYSTEM Journey through the Solar System Bound to the immense mass of the Sun by gravity, the contents of our Solar System are numerous and spectacular The Solar System formed about 4.6 billion outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. made up from rocks and metals, have no ring systems years ago, when part of a giant molecular They are much bigger than the terrestrial planets and and have a low number of satellites (moons). They cloud had a gravitational collapse. The are mostly made of helium and hydrogen, although include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Except for centre became the Sun, which comprises Uranus and Neptune also contain ice. All of the outer Mercury, the inner planets also have recognisable more than 99 per cent of the Solar System’s total mass. planets have ring systems made of cosmic dust. These weather systems operating in their atmospheres. The rest became a dense, fl at rotating disk of gas from planets comprise more than 90 per cent of the rest of In addition to the eight main planets, there are also which planets formed, called a protoplanetary disk. the solar system’s mass. dwarf planets such as Pluto. The fi ve dwarf planets In our Solar System, most of that disk became the The four inner planets are very close to the Sun. To are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris. In eight planets, each of which orbits the Sun. grant perspective, for example, the distance between addition, the Solar System is home to numerous small There are two different categories of planets: gas Jupiter and Saturn is larger than the radius of all the solar system bodies, which include all minor planets, giants and terrestrials. The gas giants are the four inner planets put together. These terrestrials are asteroids and comets. Earth to Saturn Can’t afford that ticket on the next spaceship out of town? Well, fear not, for if you are the patient type and in a Mini Metro! hold an interplanetary driving licence then you can drive to that Earth colony orbiting Saturn in next to no time… well, relatively speaking. In our souped-up Mini How long would it take to reach the Metro, travelling at an average speed of 120mph, any traveller can reach Saturn in only 842 years. Better planets in a moderately priced car? stock up on travel sweets then… 010