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Whether or not you re into sci-fi or SpaceX, you ve probably called a meteor a falling star and think astronauts float around in space stations because there s 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 don t always point north; the sun isn t yellow and Galileo didn t invent the telescope. King explains why some people believed they found Bigfoot on Mars and many other myths – and provides us with concrete evidence to put those misconceptions to bed. No matter what you think you know, there s something new King can teach you about our universe.