Why Space Will Freak You Out

By: Kimberly K. Arcand, Megan Watzke

Published by Sourcebooks Explore, 2026-01-06

In this photo-illustrated outer space book by two NASA scientists, readers will have a blast exploring the scary, creepy, horrific parts of the universe. From rotten-egg moons to zombie planets to spaghettification to real-life 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 two-faced planet (Mercury) The stormiest world in the solar system (Jupiter) The anti-freeze and fertilizer moon (Titan) The saltwater tomb (Enceladus) The planet cloaked in darkness (Tres-2B) A world being eaten by its own star (Wasp-12B) An expanding, exploding brain in space (Eta Carinae)