Describes what are meteorites, and where do they come from?

Provides an introduction to the icy, rocky voyagers of the solar system that so often hit the headlines.

Caleb and his saddle horse, Rocket, turn an ordinary moonlit ride to a flight into the sky where they learn about the night sky.

Shooting stars aren't actually stars-they're meteors! When a meteoroid, or space rock, enters Earth's atmosphere, it creates the streak of light called a meteor. Readers learn how meteors form, what meteor showers are, what meteorites are, and more. Fact boxes provide readers with additional fun information, while detailed diagrams and a graphic organizer depict the information presented in the text in a concise and easy-to-understand way.

Henry brings his brand new toy telescope to Doc's house to watch a meteor shower, but before the shower begins, Henry discovers that his telescope isn't working and he needs Doc's help to find out what is wrong.

Provides information about comets and meteors, describing Halley's Comet, asteroids, meteorites, the Hubble Telescope, and more.

Seventh graders Annie, Rocky, Flynn, and Beans--best friends who've dubbed themselves "Scouts"--encounter an unusual object falling from the sky while observing a meteor shower on their annual end-of-school-year camping trip in the local forest. Convinced it is a UFO, the group, along with Flynn's cousin Scarlett, seeks fortune and fame as they set out to recover the object. Lingering family issues test their friendships, while bears, hillbillies,...

"Asteroids, comets, and other space rocks rush around the solar system. Learn about these fascinating flying masses and their place in the solar system"--Provided by the publisher.

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.