Secret Stories of Space : A Fieldguide to Uncover Our Incredible Universe

‘Above our heads where stars shine bright, and jets of light zoom through the night, and planets spin, and gases swirl . . . we search in space for cosmic worlds...’All through the universe, there are countless galaxies, stars and brand-new worlds steeped in secrets just waiting to be uncovered. The secret stories and fascinating facts of our extraordinary, expanding universe are explored in this stunning field guide.From nurseries of baby stars to spectacular supernovae, from colourful galaxies to staggering space rocks, from the Solar System we call home to the innovative space telescopes that bring back stunning images from the far reaches of the cosmos.In this gorgeously illustrated follow-up to Secret Stories of Nature and Secret Stories of Lost Beasts, readers will uncover incredible space secrets, such as the galaxies shaped like jellyfish (or the one shaped like a penguin), how a space probe can cope with million-degree temperatures to investigate our Sun, the most weird and wo