Provides an exploration of space from the nearest planets of the solar system to far-off galaxies and examines the tools and techniques of space flight, utilizing contributions from astronauts and experts and NASA photographs.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Observing the universe: What is space? ; Our place in space ; A circle of stars ; Early ideas ; Telescopes ; Giant telescopes ; Seeing light ; Infrated astronomy ; Messages from the stars ; Invisible rays ; Hubble Space Telescope ; Witches and giants ; Observations in space ; Unusual observatories.