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From chem trails to black holes and supernovas, misinformation about space travels faster than the speed of light. Even the facts we take for grantedlike the earth spins once every 24 hours and you can see the Great Wall of China from spaceare not as true as one would think. Urban Legends from Space helps you to tell science fiction from science fact. Whether or not youre into sci-fi or SpaceX, youve probably called a meteor a falling star and think astronauts float around in space stations because theres no gravity. Bob King, author of Wonders of the Night Sky and writer for Sky & Telescope magazine, explains the truth behind myths of navigation and landmarks, celestial bodies and government conspiracies. Compasses dont always point north the sun isnt yellow and Galileo didnt invent the telescope. King explains why some people believed they found Bigfoot on Mars and many other mythsand provides us with concrete evidence to put those misconceptions to bed. No matter what you think you know, theres something new King can teach you about our universe.