The PBS television host and his team of young scientists enter the museum an hour early and board an imaginary spaceship to investigate the solar system, exploring such elements as asteroids, gravity, mass, The Milky Way, and the Kuiper Belt.

Presents an introductory look at space, including information on the solar system, stars, constellations, galaxies, and space exploration.

"Ada knows that the best place for star-gazing is on the island in Maine where she vacations with her grandparents. By day, she tracks osprey in the trees, paddles a kayak, and hunts for shells. But she's most in her element when the sun goes down and the stars blink to life. Will the fog this year foil her plans, or will her grandfather find a way to shine a spotlight on the vast puzzle of the universe ... until the weather turns?"--

On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class goes into outer space and visits each planet in the solar system.

Sky gazers experience a total solar eclipse in this descriptive picture book about the wonders of this phenomenon. What happens during a solar eclipse? The sun vanishes. Light becomes dark. Day animals sleep and night animals wake. The moon takes over the sky. People stop what they're doing and together, they look up. The whole world changes for a few beautiful minutes.