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Why Space Will Freak You Out

The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe

Kimberly Arcand author Megan Watzke author Robert Ball illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Sourcebooks, Inc

Publishing:10th Mar '26

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 10th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Why Space Will Freak You Out cover

In this photo-illustrated outer space book by two NASA scientists, readers will have a blast exploring the scary, creepy, horrific parts of the universe. From rotten-egg moons to zombie planets to spaghettification to real-life death stars, they'll find out just how bonkers space truly is. Open this book if you want to be freaked out just a tad . . . and make sure to read with the lights on!

Topics include:

  • The terrifying two-faced planet (Mercury)
  • The stormiest world in the solar system (Jupiter)
  • The anti-freeze and fertilizer moon (Titan)
  • The saltwater tomb (Enceladus)
  • The planet cloaked in darkness (Tres-2B)
  • A world being eaten by its own star (Wasp-12B)
  • An expanding, exploding brain in space (Eta Carinae)
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ISBN: 9781464227097

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

112 pages