






Why Space Will Freak You Out: The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781464227097
Publication Date: 02/10/2026
Age Range: 6-10 years
"A Long Overdue Book" Neil DeGrasse Tyson
In this photoillustrated outer space book by two NASA scientists, readers will have a blast exploring the scary, creepy, horrific parts of the universe. From rottenegg moons to zombie planets to spaghettification to reallife death stars, they'll find out just how bonkers space truly is. Open this book if you want to be freaked out just a tad . . . and make sure to read with the lights on!
Topics include:
- The terrifying twofaced planet (Mercury)
- The stormiest world in the solar system (Jupiter)
- The antifreeze and fertilizer moon (Titan)
- The saltwater tomb (Enceladus)
- The planet cloaked in darkness (Tres2B)
- A world being eaten by its own star (Wasp12B)
- An expanding, exploding brain in space (Eta Carinae)
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