Crowley County Combined Library

Investigates the latest discoveries about comets and asteroids, describes how they differe and where they are found, and highlights space missions to various comets and asteroids.

Discusses the origins and behavior of cosmic debris, such as shooting stars, meteors, meteorites, and comets.

Explains what commets are as well as their history and discusses some of the famous comets.

In the mid-1870s, a violent spray of comets hit Earth, decimating cities, erasing shorelines, and changing the world's climate forever. And just as Earth's temperature dropped, so was civilization frozen in time. Instead of advancing technologically, humanity had to peice itself back together... In the twenty-first century, boats still ran on steam, messages arrived by telegraph, and the British Empire, with it capital now in Delhi, controls much...

Includes index

Provides an introduction to comets and asteroids and gives step-by-step directions for interactive projects, including creating models of various celestial objects, experimenting with gravity, and building a refracting telescope.

Describes what it would be like to visit space and examine comets, asteroids, and meteors.

"In the first book for the general reader that presents the full range of scientific evidence for past and possibly future dangers, noted planetologist and impact-crater expert John S. Lewis shows us the unmistakable evidence - from space-probe flybys of the planets to the scars on our own Earth - of cataclysmic comet and asteroid impacts. By comparing what we know about the earth's geology and paleontology with the images of the other planets and...

"Provides scientific information about asteroids, comets, and meteoroids"--Provided by publisher.

"Have you ever wondered what happens to a fiery comet as it races around our solar system? This stunningly illustrated story offers a perfect introduction to a comet's amazing journey." --