Ready for a wondrous celestial journey?

            This extraordinary book puts you right there in the middle of our solar system: breaking through colorful gaseous hazes; exploring the surface of red-hot or ice-cold planets; hurtling through rings of flying, frozen ice chunks; and rocketing on out to deep space. Astronomer David Aguilar is our navigator on these seven wonderful trips through space—journeys that someday may actually happen!
© Aspen Skies
David Aguilar is an astronomer, the former Director of Science Information at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and the author of Cosmic Catastrophes, Seven Wonders of the Solar System, and several popular children's books on space. View titles by David A. Aguilar
"Aguilar weaves together a narrative of science and imagination—readers can envision what it would be like to set foot on these distant lands . . . Students will be fascinated and educated at the same time." —School Library Journal

Praise for Cosmic Catastrophes by David Aguilar:

★ "Readers who like their adventure and danger on a planetary scale will be captivated by this book . . . Outstanding." —School Library Connectionstarred review

"Chilling, compelling, and clearly explained . . . A wild and thought-provoking look at what potential calamities await our planet." —School Library Journal

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Ready for a wondrous celestial journey?

            This extraordinary book puts you right there in the middle of our solar system: breaking through colorful gaseous hazes; exploring the surface of red-hot or ice-cold planets; hurtling through rings of flying, frozen ice chunks; and rocketing on out to deep space. Astronomer David Aguilar is our navigator on these seven wonderful trips through space—journeys that someday may actually happen!

Author

© Aspen Skies
David Aguilar is an astronomer, the former Director of Science Information at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and the author of Cosmic Catastrophes, Seven Wonders of the Solar System, and several popular children's books on space. View titles by David A. Aguilar

Praise

"Aguilar weaves together a narrative of science and imagination—readers can envision what it would be like to set foot on these distant lands . . . Students will be fascinated and educated at the same time." —School Library Journal

Praise for Cosmic Catastrophes by David Aguilar:

★ "Readers who like their adventure and danger on a planetary scale will be captivated by this book . . . Outstanding." —School Library Connectionstarred review

"Chilling, compelling, and clearly explained . . . A wild and thought-provoking look at what potential calamities await our planet." —School Library Journal

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