{"product_id":"catching-stardust-natalie-starkey-9781472944009","title":"Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn up-close and personal look at comets and how we can use these ancient voyagers to understand our place in the solar system.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIcy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious--comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the Sun and its planets. Locked within each of these extra-terrestrial objects is the 4.6-billion-year wisdom of Solar System events, and by studying them at close quarters using spacecraft we can coerce them into revealing their closely-guarded secrets. This offers us the chance to answer some fundamental questions about our planet and its inhabitants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring comets and asteroids also allows us to shape the story of Earth's future, enabling us to protect our precious planet from the threat of a catastrophic impact from space, and maybe to even recover valuable raw materials from them. This cosmic bounty could be as useful in space as it is on Earth, providing the necessary fuel and supplies for humans as they voyage into deep space to explore more distant locations within the Solar System. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatching Stardust \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of these enigmatic celestial objects, revealing how scientists are using them to help understand a crucial time in our history - the birth of the Solar System, and everything contained within it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalie Starkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472944003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472944009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury SIGMA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Natalie Starkey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935486312703,"sku":"9781472944009","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8dcde363-ea10-4bbc-a040-6816878cbc78.jpg?v=1681420085","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catching-stardust-natalie-starkey-9781472944009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}