Facts from Space!: From Super-Secret Spacecraft to Volcanoes in Outer Space, Extraterrestrial Facts to Blow Your Mind!

by Dean Regas

A guided tour through the universe--and beyond!

From the sun's super-hot core to the many moons of Neptune, we're traveling to the far reaches of our solar system and beyond! Astronomer Dean Regas presents Facts from Space!--an exciting education on everything outside our atmosphere. Inside, you'll discover space facts and celestial trivia, including:
A day on Venus is longer than its year.
Early space missions ejected human waste into space, where it froze into intricate crystals that still float in space today.
After being in space, some astronauts returned to Earth up to 2 inches taller than when they left.
The stars in the Big Dipper are shifting among themselves and will look like a "Big Spatula" by the year 75,000.
And more!
Packed with fascinating information, it's a stellar read for sci-fi fans and at-home astronomers alike!

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Astronomy, Space

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2016

Reviews

[Víctor Cid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy interesante e ilustrativo, está escrito de forma muy directa, casi a modo de definiciones, datos relativos a los planetas del sistema solar, sus lunas, etc. El libro es del 2016, y en estos cinco años se han hecho muchos progresos, pero aún así recomiendo su lectura.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I heard Mr. Regas speak recently at an astronomy festival held at Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah. His talk was excellent; he spoke clearly and provided basic astronomical facts without dumbing down the information; in other words, it was excellent to learn things, as one interested in but largely ignorant of astronomy. This book is written in a similar vein. It's very readable, full of a variety of interesting factoids that are explained simply but are not presented in a childish manner. It's organized well and easy to follow.

[Erin Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book and wish it didn't end. So many facts covering all over everything space. Some facts more mind-blowing than others and some are comical and others leave you thinking; all sorts in one book. This is a book to go buy and keep around to dish out fun facts to friends, family, strangers and acquaintances (and including my poor coworkers who had to tolerate me while I read it and felt the need to share everything....sorry, not sorry).

[Matevž · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compared to the other "interesting" fact books I've read lately this one comes out way better.
Nicely written and organised it also contains a lot of facts that I did not know despite being interested in the topic.

Least of all that we have a sample of the sun!

[Oscar Munguia Cordero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really nice book, very interesting insights about space and human history around it.

[Stephanie Torres · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fire. 4.09.

[Norah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the book. A simple book that talks about simple facts in a beautiful way attracts the reader

[Malak · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute for a young age