Book Reviewed: Solar System Reference for Teens by Bruce Betts

An astronomy handbook This is probably not an essential guide to the solar handbook for kids but meets a very basic standard. This reference book begins from solar system, close to home. Given the vastness of the cosmos and the number of stars and planets solar system contains, it would take a blinkered view to learn about our solar system. There is an ordered retinue of eight planets, over 800 dwarf planets, 200 plus moons, 1,113,527 asteroids and 3743 comets, it Is a complex system to discuss. But the author provides simple facts about each planet and some of the moons. With continued interest in other habitable zones, we are learning about our habitable neighborhood in the galaxy. As we speak, the James Webb Telescope is seeking evidence for life on another remarkable system of seven planet system known as TRAPPIST-1. These are seven rocky, Earth-size worlds orbit an ultra-cool star 39 light-years from Earth. They are perfect for the origin of life, and perhaps Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Kids can access lot more information about solar system and useful data from simple search on the web like Wikipedia, Britannica, NASA for kids website, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at NASA, Flickr portal for new images from JWST, and numerous informative blogs.