Children's / Teenage general interest: Space, stars & the solar

This is a fascinating book about the search for life on Mars told from the unique perspective of 'Curiosity', the Mars rover sent to the red planet by NASA. Markus Motum's stylish illustrations and diagrams help tell the story of how and why this robot travelled 350,000,000 miles to explore a pla...

This humorous twist on the popular Q&A format takes a sideways look at all that is explosive and astonishing about space machines. Quirkily illustrated characters and playful text reveal the amazing answers. Find out how rockets blast off, why the ISS has a robotic arm, and which space probes hav...

Take a colourful and comical tour through our galaxy and beyond with this fun comic collection from Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley. Discover the poisonous clouds of Venus, the rings of Saturn and the raging storm on Jupiter. Venture inside nebulae, black holes, supernovas and far-flung galaxies. ...

Join the Space Station Academy students on their tour of Earth where they'll whiz past volcanoes, mountains and waterfalls, learning about the planet's core layers, and how it spins on an axis. The final stop will be a wonderful surprise for everyone!

Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to Jupiter where they'll cruise moon craters on skateboards and discover why Jupiter is stripy and covered in spots. The 'Space Station Academy' series presents each planet and celestial object in our solar system through an exciting sto...

Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to Mars where they'll uncover clues about life on the planet, learn what makes Mars red, explore volcanoes and catch up with the Mars rover that roams the planet's crusty canyons.

Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to Mercury where they'll explore giant craters, dodge meteorites and find out that they can jump three times higher on this planet than on Earth! 'Space Station Academy' presents each planet and celestial object in our solar system throu...

Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to Neptune where they'll find out what gives the ice giant its blue colour, learn about the sparkling ocean of diamonds that may exist at Neptune's rock core and use their jetpacks to navigate around some exploding geysers!

Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to Saturn where they'll learn about the planet's stormy weather, how soot particles are turned into diamonds and how to draw the pebble shaped moons that orbit Saturn.

Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to the Moon where they'll learn that volcanoes once existed on its surface, and how the moon keeps Earth stable. They'll explore the Moon's mountain ranges and even bump into a lunar buggy.