Win a Copy of "Beyond the Solar System" for the Kids in Your Life

By Nancy Atkinson - June 12, 2013 at 5:07 PM UTC | Site News
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In reviewing the book "Beyond the Solar System: Exploring Galaxies, Black Holes, Alien Planets, and More; A History with 21 Activities" by Mary Kay Carson, UT writer

Eva Gallant described it

as "written for children and for the inquisitive child within us."

Thanks to the publisher, Universe Today has three free copies of this book to giveaway -- perfect for the kids in your life (even if that's you!)

This contest will run for a week starting today, so get your entries in! How?

In order to be entered into the giveaway drawing, just put your email address into the box at the bottom of this post (where it says "Enter the Giveaway") before Monday, June 19, 2013. We'll send you a confirmation email, so you'll need to click that to be entered into the drawing.

We're only going to use these email addresses for Universe Today giveaways/contests and announcements. We won't be using them for any other purpose, and we definitely won't be selling the addresses to anyone else. Once you're on the giveaway notification list, you'll be able to unsubscribe any time you like.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com