Everything You Need to Know About Space

Is the Sun a planet or a star? How long is a day on Venus? Can a planet be made of gas? How big is the Milky Way? 'Everything You Need To Know About Space' answers these questions and many more. It includes: * photographs * diagrams explaining patterns and structures in the universe * informative and fun text * activities to test your knowledge * a glossary to explain words * an index * a list of other books and websites where you can learn more. With a deep interest in astronomy since the age of 9, Steve Massey is anaccomplished astronomer with 7 published books A co-author on a science paper on the planet Mercury, he has writtennumerous published astronomy articles and has been a contributingwriter and photographer in related magazines and other book titles acrossAustralia and internationally including the Astronomy Encyclopedia.