Cosmic Collisions: Asteroid vs. Comet

Authors: Marc J. Kuchner & Matt Schu

Space (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 6^th June 2024 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of the 'MIT Kids Press' series.

Paperback / softback | 48 pages
180mm x 5mm | 180g

EXPLOSIONS! DEBRIS! COLLISIONS OF COSMIC PROPORTION! For the kid who loves to smash and crash, this is the perfect series from MIT Kids Press.

There’s a comet speeding in from the outer solar system, and it’s about to slam into an asteroid! Who will be left standing after this interplanetary smackdown?The first in a series of full-colour, illustrated, non-fiction readers for ages seven to nine, Asteroid Versus Comet narrates the oncoming collision of two of space’s most epic bodies. Who will prevail? The pockmarked asteroid, a veteran fighter who’s already taken some punches? Or the comet, with a heart of ice and rock and a tail that stretches millions of miles? Read on to find out – and learn lots about space and astrophysics along the way.