meteors

Discusses asteroids, comets, and meteorites, explaining where they come from, how they were formed, and what effect these voyagers from space have when they streak past the Earth or plummet to its surface.

White House intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton is thrust into a life-or-death situation when she travels to the Arctic to investigate the discovery of a rare meteorite that might prove the existence of extraterrestrial life, and finds instead evidence of scientific trickery.

Explains what shooting stars are, what they are made of, and what happens to them when they land on Earth.

Just how did dinosaurs become extinct? Many scientists believe that a meteor came into the Earth's atmosphere and played a role in their disappearance. Learn more in Meteors, an AV2 media enhanced book.

Discusses the characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids, their relationship to and effects on the earth, and what they reveal about the history of the universe.

Explores the mysteries of rocks that travel vast distances through space, sometimes passing through Earth's atmosphere and sometimes landing on the surface.

Describes what meteors are and how they are formed, where they come from, different types of meteors, and how they have been studied.

Explains the wonders of space, comets, asteroids, extraterrestrial objects, and meteors.

Explains such things as the difference between a meteor, a meteoroid, and a meteorite and what happens when an asteroid or comet gets too close to the Earth.