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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Join Adi and Woops as they explore the tools used to study the distant stars and planets, from simple telescopes to complicated instruments that capture gamma rays from other galaxies. Our alien hosts help budding astronomers realize just how big the universe is and how much there is left to learn about space and everything in it!
3005) When the stars come out
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the mechanism that creates night, the history of astronomy, the night sky, what happens in different habitats and to different animals when night falls, sleep, and dreams.
3008) Weather and space
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Covers the climate change, floods, drought, storms of various types, the sun and stars, constellations, galaxies, the planets, the Moon, asteroids, meteors, comets, and space exploration.
3009) The black hole report
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
While researching black holes for Ack's homework report, the brothers get sucked into one and end up in a scary universe.
3012) Space
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Introduces space and space exploration, discussing the solar system, space ships, shuttles, space stations, and life in space.
3013) Mirror in the sky
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Tara, an Indian-American junior at Brierly prep school, feels her world dramatically change when a mirror planet to Earth is discovered and she, in this new era of scientific history, reconsiders her self and possible selves.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"NASA has confirmed the existence of 5,000 exoplanets (planets that lie outside of our solar system), and that number is growing! Exoplanets, the first book of its kind for kids, is a visually packed guide to the exoplanets of our universe. You'll learn the four main types of exoplanets, techniques scientists use to discover them, the probability of finding life as we know it beyond Earth, plus detailed information about dozens of some of the most...
3016) Star chasers of Senegal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of astronomy in Senegal with Maram Kaire, a Senegalese astronomer and the leader of a team of scientists who recorded observations in Senegal to help NASA with a mission to navigate the Lucy spacecraft to the Trojan asteroids.
Author
Series
Professor Astro Cat volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
Description
"What is it like to live in space? Is there life on other planets? What exactly is a black hole? Join Professor Astro Cat and the gang as they travel across space to find out everything there is to know about our galaxy, the solar system and the Universe. From asteroids to alien life and rockets to rovers, there's so much to discover in the Frontiers of Space."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Kids will learn basic information about the field of astronomy and then be guided through a crater science project as an example. Readers will be prompted to use the scientific method and their own inspirations and interests to come up with other project ideas"--Publisher.
3019) Mars
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Simple facts about the Red Planet such as its orbit, atmosphere, and terrain, as well as the outcomes of explorations such as the Pathfinder Mission.
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