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8) Satellites
Author
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Contains essays that examine significant people, events, discoveries, collaborations, and experiments related to the development and use of satellites, and includes an extensive chronology, photographs and illustrations, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Spacecraft for Astronomy is a compelling examination of the historic events, scientific principles, and technical breakthroughs that enable complex orbiting astronomical observatories to revolutionize our understanding of the universe.
Author
Language
English
Description
What are humans doing to explore the "final frontier"? From satellites to the space shuttle, humans have planned and constructed the tools and machinery necessary to quench our curiosity about outer space. This title investigates the technology we use to explore the universe and beyond.
13) Rockets
Author
Language
English
Description
Explores rockets and how they are used to explore the universe.
14) Satellites
Author
Language
English
Description
"Most of the weather forecasts provided on television and in newspapers come from satellite information. The International Space Station is the largest artificial satellite in orbit around Earth." --
16) Black holes
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Provides information about black holes, explaining how stars become black holes, looking at the types of black holes and discussing what is inside a black hole and how scientists study them.
17) Constellations
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Series
Language
English
Description
"The International Astronomical Union divided the celestial sphere into today's 88 official constellations. Prior to this, the list of 48 constellations by the ancient Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, was still the most conclusive description of constellations." --
19) Meteors
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Series
Language
English
Description
"A meteor is a streak of light in the sky. It is caused by a piece of rock from space that enters Earth's atmosphere." --
20) Space explorers
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Space explorers are people who study objects in space and advance human knowledge." --
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