This book is part of a book series called One Million Things .

This book has been graded for interest at 10-17 years.

There are 123 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) .

Dr. Jacqueline Mitton holds an M. A. in physics from the University of Oxford and a Ph. D. in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge. She works as a Public Relations Officer for the Royal Astronomical Society in England. She is the author of several books for children including Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations. Asteroid 4027 was named Mitton for Dr. Mitton and her husband, astronomer Simon Mitton. She lives in England. Carole Stott is an astronomer and author. She has written more than 20 books on space-related subjects for both adults and children.