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From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’' first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious...
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’' first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious...
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Series
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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.
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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....
8) Interstellar
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
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With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.
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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,...
11) Asteroid hunters
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Series
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
One of the top scientists in the field of asteroid hunting explains how, for the first time, humanity could have the knowledge to prevent a devastating asteroid impact. --
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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...
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Series
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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.--
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Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
From asteroids to zodiac constellations--500 amazing space facts for kids ages 8 to 12. Do you know a kid who wants to know all about space? This intergalactic entry into space books for kids is bursting with 500 out-of-this-world facts for hours of space exploration from the comfort of Earth. Alongside full-colour pictures on every page, kids can adventure through stars, planets, and space technology with this book of astronomy for kids.
16) Alone out here
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the president's daughter--eighteen-year-old Leigh Chen--ends up on the only ship escaping a dying earth, she and a group of teenagers must grapple with the challenges of what it will take to survive as the last remnants of humanity.
2072. Soon a volcanic eruption will trigger catastrophic devastation. Production of a space fleet is meant to save humankind, and the children of engineers and scientists are touring the Lazarus, a high-tech prototype...
17) Rockets
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Series
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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"--
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Uncover the amazing story of astronomy from telescopes in space to outstanding observatories. Learn about the latest space probes, how rockets lift off, and what it's like living in the weightlessness of space. And find out about the remarkable astronauts who have spacewalked their way into history."--
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