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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traveling to space has never been more possible than now. With private companies popping up all over the world, you no longer have to be a NASA astronaut to view the great blue marble from the stars. Of course, scientists and engineers have worked long and hard to create the machines that make this travel possible! In this book, readers encounter some of the cool technology that moves in space, from spaceplanes and rockets, to landers and rovers....
Author
Series
Rover and Speck volume 2
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
104 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Experiencing a frightening encounter with a blubber beast while visiting Unexplored Planet K2-18b, space explorers Rover and Speck discover a local creature has been swallowed by the Beast and they alone can rescue him.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1977, Voyager 2 was launched to help human beings learn more about their universe. What's out there--past Earth, into deep space and beyond?"--
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) produce continuous, quiet electrical power for spacecraft exploring our solar system and the space beyond. These generators use thermoelectric technologies to convert heat produced by the natural decay of radioisotopes into electrical power. Two leading thermoelectric material systems have emerged as contenders to supplant currently available thermoelectric materials. Each is at a differing level of readiness...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First Vintage books edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 587 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program, Wernher von Braun is a source of consistent fascination. Glorified as a visionary and vilified as a war criminal, he was a man of profound moral complexities, whose intelligence and charisma were coupled with an enormous and, some would say, blinding ambition. Based on new sources, Neufeld's biography delivers a meticulously researched and authoritative portrait...
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English
Description
Mesmerized by the unique landscape of the brain terrain, Malcolm imagines the type of Martians that could have adapted to life along the complex ridges that wrinkle the landscape. Stranded a long way from camp, the team must harness the energy from a sudden electrical storm to power their vehicle, all while playing it safe in the Mars lightning that surrounds them. This graphic novel includes Mars facts and survival tips as well as in-depth content...
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Language
English
Description
The rover Perseverance is damaged and stranded in the windswept sand seas of Mars. The team of interplanetary explorers locates the rover, but Dr. Thomas is unable to repair it in the field without the necessary parts. Malcolm and Daniela volunteer to return to basecamp to retrieve the parts. On their journey, Malcolm's imagination dreams up some of the Martians who may have adapted to live in the harsh alien environment. This graphic novel includes...
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Language
English
Description
Even with no visible water present, the team discovers a vast ocean that stretches deep beneath the surface of Mars. While Malcolm imagines the aquatic Martians who live there to be uniquely adapted to the dark, their technology proves to not be as versatile. The temperatures drop dramatically, freezing the water around them and fixing their submarine in ice. Now it's up to science and creativity to free them from their frozen limbo--or they risk...
Author
Language
English
Description
Three interplanetary explorers arrive at the yardangs of Mars, a series of spellbinding rocky ridges that have been shaped by centuries of wind erosion. But the team runs into trouble when their portable navigation device gets damaged! Surrounded by inhospitable landscape, the explorers must rely on their knowledge of the animal navigation or risk getting stranded. As the team brainstorms ideas, Malcolm sketches out and imagines the yardangs as a...
Author
Language
English
Description
Earth is bombarded every day by objects from space. Most of the time they're harmless. But occasionally much larger objects come along that pose a real threat. If a large asteroid or comet hit Earth, it could change life as we know it. Is there a way to stop these threats before it's too late? In this nonfiction graphic novel, Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists go on a fact-finding mission to learn about Near-Earth Objects and discover...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The Roversaurs--half spacecraft and half dinosaur--call on the expertise of their fellow dino-machines, the Diggersaurs--half construction truck and half dinosaur--to help them build a Martian base.
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