Secrets of the universe

Provides details on various aspects of deep space including the origins and shape of the universe and the mysteries of the stars.

Explores methods used to observe the universe, discussing the history of astronomy, techniques, and advancements in equipment.

Explores the early space pioneers in the 1960s and 1970s, their missions, and the dangers of space exploration; and contains diagrams and illustrations, glossary, and additional resources.

Describes the makeup of stars, the components of the Milky Way galaxy, and the ways astronomers measure star brightness and perform other star research, and chronicles a star's "life story.".

Traces the history of space exploration, discusses the development of technology that enabled the exploration of the solar system and beyond, looks at the moon landing and other space missions, and considers the future of the space program.

An introduction to planets and moons, discussing the origins of the solar system, the history of planet discovery, the characteristics of Earth and its moon, and conditions on other planets.

Presents illustrated explanations of how liquids and gases behave, describing Archimedes' Principle, Bernoulli's Principle, Pascal's Law, and Boyle's and Charles's Laws, and providing a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.

Presents illustrated explanations of how classical mechanics works, describing planetary motion, pendulums and falling objects, Newton's three laws of motion, the law of universal gravitation, and the conservation of momentum, and providing a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.

Presents illustrated explanations of relativity, quantum mechanics, conservation of mass and energy, and the uncertainty principle, and provides a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.

Presents illustrated descriptions of matter and energy, explaining the law of conservation of matter, the law of definite proportions and Gay-Lussac's Law, Meneleyev's periodic law, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and providing a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.