"Space!: The Universe as You've Never Seen It Before" by the Smithsonian Institution offers readers an engaging and visually stunning exploration of the cosmos. Through breathtaking imagery, informative text, and interactive elements, the book invites readers on a journey from our own planet to distant galaxies. It covers key astronomical concepts, the latest discoveries, and the wonders of space, including planets, stars, and black holes. Aimed at inspiring curiosity and awe, this beautifully curated work serves both as an educational resource and a celebration of the vast, mysterious universe we inhabit, appealing to both young readers and adults alike. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Knowledge Encyclopedias .

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-12th grade.

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

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by DK .

Dr. Margaret A. Weitekamp earned a B. A. from the University of Pittsburgh and an M. A. and Ph. D. in history from Cornell University. During her graduate work, she was a Mellon fellow in the humanities and spent a year in residence at the NASA Headquarters History Office in Washington, D. C. as the American Historical Association / NASA Aerospace History Fellow. Weitekamp curates the Air and Space Museum's social and cultural dimensions of spaceflight collection. Diane Kidd is the award winning illustrator of numerous children's books. She has a degree in art education from the Pratt Institute and a master's degree in early childhood education from Bank Street College.