Posts Tagged planets

Deep Sky

Deep Sky

Come take a tour of the cosmos as seen through the eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope! Includes 100+ breathtaking photos of local and deep sky objects. Take a dramatic up-close look at planets within our own solar system and explore the intriguing reality of distang galaxies.

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DK Eyewitness: New Atlas Of The Solar System

DK Eyewitness: New Atlas Of The Solar System

A breathtaking solar system adventure which allows viewers to take a jouney to planets in vivid color and detail, spanning millions of miles to mysterious, hertofore, little-known worlds. This comprehensive and thorough resource is the first interactive atlas of the solar system, basd on real data returned from three space mission. Planets and major moons are mapped in astonishing 3D, providing a detailed and incredibly realistic interplanetary voyage of discovery.

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What’s the difference between Astronomy and Astrophysics?

Judging by the names, my guess would be:

Astrophysics: Study of the physics and structure of the sky and what it contains (planets, etc).

Astronomy: General study of the sky, planets, etc and general behaviour of it without going too deeply into the physical make-up of it.

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