Henry brings his brand new toy telescope to Doc's house to watch a meteor shower, but before the shower begins, Henry discovers that his telescope isn't working and he needs Doc's help to find out what is wrong.

"When Splat and Plank disagree about the moon, will Plank's telescope help answer all their questions?"--

"Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It's a special night: Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights? Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe is filled with disappointment as she and her father hurry inside to wait out the storm. But suddenly the power fails and then, amazingly, the rain and clouds disappear....

Describes what it was like to fix the Hubble Space Telescope in space.

"Follow the trail of inventions and devices that have enabled us to see everything from distant stars to tiny cells."--

Learn about telescopes and how they are used to watch and study outer space.

Join scientists as they use telescopes to discover a new asteroid. Is it a danger to life on Earth?

Introduces readers to both the history and future of outer space exploration. Designed to feed the interests of reluctant readers through stunning images from NASA, as well as the Hubble and Spitzer Telescopes. Glossary words provide additional information.