meteors

A scientific look at comets, asteroids, and meteors.

Profiles seven notable asteroids, comets, and meteors, including the Ceres asteroid, Ganymede, the largest of a group of asteroids known as Earthgrazers, Halley's comet, the Borealis Basin, the Kuiper belt, and the Perseid meteor shower.

Describes asteroids, meteors, and comets, including their histories, their compositions, and their roles in the solar system.

Chronicles the formation of the solar system, particularly how asteroids, comets, and meteors were formed, and relates how astronomers learn about the existence and characteristics of these bodies.

Color photos and diagrams fill this overview of asteroids, comets, and meteors--the "debris of the solar system"--which explains how they are formed and describes famous examples, missions to asteroids and comets, and impacts with Earth. Also includes a glossary and further-reading list.

Introduces asteroids, comets and meteors, including their origin, composition, orbits, and effects on Earth and other bodies in the solar system.

This book introduces asteroids, comets, and meteors, describing their formations, surfaces, and sizes.

A quiet rural community is dramatically changed when a meteor crashes down in the front yard of the Gaw family.

The kids in Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about space rocks when they board the Magic School Bus, now a space-bus, to try to head off a huge asteroid that is heading directly for Walker Elementary School.

A little girl and her mother stay up late to watch a shower of shooting stars.