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Author
Series
Heechee saga volume 2
Publisher
Orb
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The story begins when the hero of Gateway finances an expedition to a distant alien spaceship that may end famine forever. On the ship, the explorers find a human boy, and evidence that reveals a powerful alien civilization is thriving on a transport ship headed right for Earth....
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Offers an introduction to the exploration of space, looking at the ways that scientists learn more about it through observation from Earth, from space, and through manned space exploration and study.--
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"WORLDS WITHOUT END: EXOPLANETS, HABITABILITY, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY will present the scientific missions exploring exoplanets through the lens of habitability and our survival in the universe"--
Planet Earth may not be the best of all possible worlds-- and lately humanity has been carelessly depleting resources, decimating species, and degrading everything needed for life. Could space be our salvation? Impey explores the definition of habitability,...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"More than fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, why is there so little human presence in space? Will we ever reach Mars? What will it take to become a multiplanet species, colonizing the solar system and traveling to other stars? Spacefarers meets these questions head on. While many books have speculated on the possibility of living beyond the Earth, few have delved into the practical challenges or plausible motives for leaving the safe confines...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Young readers can explore Mercury and learn what scientists hope to discover about it in the future. Engaging text discussing up-to-date scientific information paired with photos from NASA create an engaging learning experience."--
8) Rockets
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about rockets. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Asteroids zip through space. These space rocks follow paths around the Sun. Explore Asteroids reveals the amazing details of asteroids. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Kids Core is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus/Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book for elementary readers highlights the evolution of space travel, from the first satellite to today's plans to send people to Mars. Engaging photos and a running timeline highlight important space travel missions through history, including the Apollo missions, the space shuttle program, and the International Space Station. A glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"While the Moon was once thought to hold the key to space exploration, in recent decades, the U.S. has largely turned its sights toward Mars and other celestial bodies instead. In The Value of the Moon, lunar scientist Paul Spudis argues that the U.S. can and should return to the moon in order to remain a world leader in space utilization and development and a participant in and beneficiary of a new lunar economy. Spudis explores three reasons for...
15) Visiting space
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Humans have been visiting space since 1961, the year the first person traveled to space. Since that time, countless others, in addition to thousands of spacecraft, have gone to space with hopes of exploring our solar system and beyond. This book takes readers on an exciting out-of-this-world voyage and uncovers cutting-edge technology while supporting STEM and NGSS standards. Each book contains fact boxes, sidebars, a glossary, an index, and places...
16) Rosebud
Author
Publisher
Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When five sentient digital beings-condemned for over three hundred years to crew the small survey ship by the all-powerful Company-encounter a mysterious black sphere, their course of action is clear: obtain the object, inform the Company, earn lots of praise. But the ship malfunctions, and the crew has no choice but to approach the sphere and survey it themselves. They have no idea that this object-and the transcendent truth hidden within-will change...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine discovering new planets lightyears away or galaxies you never knew existed. Learn all about new and amazing space discoveries in these fun and engaging books reviewed by Smithsonian experts"-- Publisher description.
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The urge to explore and discover is a natural and universal one, and the edge of the unknown is expanded with each passing year as scientific advancements inch us closer and closer to the outer reaches of our solar system and the galaxies beyond them. In this collection of galaxy-spanning adventures of discovery and adventure, science fiction writers give readers increasingly new and alien ways to look out into our broad and sprawling universe. From...
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A narrative chronicle of NASA's deep-space mission to Jupiter's ocean moon, Europa, discusses the remarkable work of scientists who overcame formidable hurdles in their effort to determine if organic life exists elsewhere in the solar system.
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