Documents the June 1994 event of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashing into the surface of Jupiter.

Defines terms dealing with the concepts, theories, and equipment of astronomy, and identifies important constellations, stars, galaxies, asteroids, comets, nebulae, and observatories

Describes the sun's family of planets, moons, and comets based on information from space probes

Product Description: Discovering Astronomy provides the exciting results of modern basic astronomers' research and discovery, and explains clearly the physical and mathematical concepts that make astronomy such an absorbing subject. Complete with the latest space photographs and specially drawn diagrams, this introduction to astronomy will fascinate everyone, whatever their age, who has ever looked upon a star...read more

The latest space photographs and specially drawn diagrams accent a discussion of the physical and mathematical ideas basic to an understanding of the new astronomy and suggestions for observations and projects