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223 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Starting with the Big Bang itself, we explore the secret lives of galaxies and stars, and examine the thousand new planets now discovered beyond the Solar System -- checking out their viability for alien life. We chronicle the incredible instruments and machines that are discovering the hidden secrets of the Universe, from 'telescopes' deep under the Antarctic ice to robotic explorers on distant worlds. We investigate the astounding technology used...
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National Geographic Cosmos volume 2
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"Cosmos: Possible Worlds travels through more than 14 billion years of cosmic evolution and into an astonishing future where probes travel by light beams to distant stars, helping us solve enduring mysteries of our origins and dream toward an unimaginable time ahead."--
28) Mars
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Learn basic facts about the planet Mars and its place in the solar system.
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John Chambers is a planetary scientist in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution for Science. Jacqueline Mitton is a writer, editor, and media consultant in astronomy. Her books include Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored (Princeton).
The remarkable story of how our solar system came to be
The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question...
31) Solar system
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40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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Introduces the solar system and the specific characteristics of its planets.
33) Planets
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Offers a detailed look at the heavenly bodies that make up the solar system, describing the eight planets that orbit the Sun, the moons, asteroids, and dwarf planets in the system, and the spacecrafts humans have created to explore the stars.
34) Our solar system
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"Examines what the James Webb Space Telescope can tell scientists about the beginning of our solar system and what makes up each planet of our galaxy"--
35) Planets
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Blast off to discover the other planets in Earth's solar system and beyond!
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256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
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English
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Comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants. This book tells the story of these enigmatic celestial objects, revealing how scientists are using them to help understand a crucial time in our history--the birth of the Solar System, and everything contained within it.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Nonfiction picture book adventure through the solar system, the Milky Way, and the galaxies beyond. A child describes how the earth, sun, and planets are part of our solar system, which is just one small part of the universe.
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