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2) Space!
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition
Description
"Computer-generated illustrations reveal the wonders of the universe, from the big bang and black holes to space travel."--back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Description
Maybe you remember when a little robotic spacecraft landed on a far-off planet. On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars and now she s ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong's famous words as he first set foot on the moon: 'one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.' He made it look easy, but America's journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite, into orbit, America had barely crossed the starting line of the great Space Race. Later that year, our first attempt was such a failure that...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton proposed...
12) Exploring space
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Readers will get a peek into what it's like to visit the moon, climb aboard the International Space Station, and explore many other parts of space.
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Enter into history and trace the important events in the development of astronomy and space travel. Follow a story timeline from the earliest civilizations to the present day to learn how the study of the stars has progressed through the ages -- eventually allowing us to explore space." -- Back cover.
15) Space
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Ready to go on an out-of-this world adventure? Travel across the Milky Way and into new galaxies to explore every corner of space so YOU can become an absolute expert. Get up close to the sun and moon, asteroids and comets. Learn about the Oort Cloud, supernovas, black holes, and rockets and other spacecraft. Discover the incredible work of astronauts, astronomers, physicists, and other cool space scientists. On this journey across the universe,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"We've come so far in space exploration in just the past 10 years! Young readers know that NASA sends spacecrafts to space regularly. They may even hear in the news about the incredible photographs and information they send back. But do they know how they work once they're released into space? This book brings STEAM studies to life for even the most reluctant reader by framing science curriculum topics within the awesome field of astronomy using easy-to-understand...
17) Universe
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Revised edition.
Description
Discusses the history of astronomy, including the discovery of the planets, sun, stars, and distant galaxies, and details human exploration of the universe.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Description
The premise that alien life exists has had a grip on writers, artists, thinkers, and scientists since possibly the earliest days of civilization. This awesome text explores many of the critical parts of astrobiology from theories about exoplanets and the formation of solar systems to places like the Lowell Observatory and Roswell and people like H. G. Wells and Carl Sagan. Astrobiology, or the search for aliens, has never been so accessible as in...
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