asteroids

It’s the plot of many sci-fi movies: An asteroid is hurtling toward Earth! But is this really a danger we face? And what exactly are asteroids? This book answers these and many more questions about the millions of asteroids in our solar system and the large orbiting belt in which most are found.

Discover the secrets of our solar systems in this title, you will take a closer look at the flying rocks called asteroids, meteorites and comets.

With an asteroid set to strike Earth in just one week, three teens on an island off the Atlantic Coast wrestle with love, friendship, family, and regret as they decide how to live their final days.

"What is it like to witness a meteor? This book looks at the Chelyabinsk Meteor and other asteroid strikes, using firsthand accounts to describe events and people's experiences, providing multiple perspectives from eyewitnesses, survivors, the emergency services, scientists, and the media"--Provided by publisher.

"A young scientist's guide to rocky asteroids, including how they interact with other elements in the universe and emphasizing how questions and observations can lead to discovery"--Provided by publisher.

Presents twenty trivia facts about asteroids and comets.

After a meteor destroys the earth, a group of people escape and establish a safe harbor on the moon.

The U.S. government calls upon an oil-well driller and his crew to save the world by flying to an asteroid on a collision course for earth and setting off a nuclear bomb to divert it.

Various craters demonstrate that the Earth has experienced a long history of meteor impacts.