Presents a children's study of the earth, its atmosphere, what it looks like from space, the mountains, deserts, oceans, and continents, as well as volcanoes and other interesting Earth facts.
Examines the history of space travel including Robert Goddard; Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space; Alan Shepard, the first American in space; the first moon landing in 1969; Apollo 13; and the space shuttle.
Examines the various equipment that is used in space exploration including land, space, and radio telescopes, the Space Shuttle, satellites, the space probe Pathfinder that landed on Mars, and other interesting facts for children.
Examines what it is like to be an astronaut, their training, the jobs and experiments they do in space, what they have to wear and why, and other interesting facts about working on the moon and the Mars remote-controlled robot.
Examines the stars and constellations including the sun and the Milky Way and discusses how stars are formed, their colors and size, how they die, and why they twinkle.
Examines the Sun, its size in comparison to the other planets, the Sun's heat and temperature, sunspots, solar flares and winds, as well as eclipses and other interesting facts about the Sun.
