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"Extraterrestrial Life" is a captivating book that takes you on a journey through the ages, exploring humanity's enduring fascination with life beyond Earth. Starting with ancient beliefs and myths, it traces how our understanding of extraterrestrial life shifted from folklore to scientific inquiry.The book delves deep into the scientific search for life in the cosmos, highlighting key advancements in astronomy and space exploration. It introduces...
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From the first time, a person looked up at the sky and wondered "What's out there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos.
This book is part of a series ‘A True Book: Space Exploration’, that includes the titles ‘Human Missions to Outer Space’, ‘Mars Rovers’, ‘The International Space Station’, and’ UFO's’. The series features the latest NASA imagery and lively text to bring the wonder of space exploration directly to...
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From the first time, a person looked up at the sky and wondered "What's out there?" humans have, dreamed about exploring the cosmos.
This book is part of a series, A True Book: Space Exploration, that includes, the titles, ‘Human Missions to Outer Space’, ‘Mars Rovers’, ‘The International Space Station’, and ‘UFO's’. The series features the latest NASA imagery and lively, text to bring the wonder of space exploration directly to readers.
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4) UFO's
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From the first time a person looked up at the sky and wondered "What's our there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos.
Over the years, there have been hundreds of reports of UFO (or unidentified flying object) sightings-which the U.S. government seemed to ignore. But, a recently released Pentagon report tells a different story. For five years, a secret government agency was tracking and investigating these sightings. Now, in the pages...
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This is the tale of the modern Space Age, detailing all the risks, rewards and rivalries that have fueled space exploration over the decades. Jump into a world of ambitious entrepreneurs and determined spacefaring nations, of secret spy satellites and espionage, of all the cooperative and competing interests vying for dominance in ways little known to the public.
Written by an Italian aeronautical engineer with over thirty years of experience in...
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Grab your space suit and get ready to use math to explore space!
3... 2... 1... blast off! Space scientists use math every day to explore our universe. Join a real astronomer on an amazing adventure to COUNT the planets, MEASURE the stars, ADD on the space station, and more. Then test your math skills with special You Can Do It challenges. This brand-new series demonstrates how math skills can be, applied to high-interest topics and careers in Coding,...
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Joseph Silk is Bloomberg Research Professor at Johns Hopkins University and a researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics in Paris and the Beecroft Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Oxford. His many books include The Big Bang, The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the Frontiers of Cosmology, and On the Shores of the Unknown: A Short History of the Universe. He lives in Paris.
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The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double the experience gained from the six Mercury missions combined.
This daring mission was the first to be directed from the new Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston, Texas....
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Blurb: Beyond the Stars - A Journey into the CosmosEmbark on a celestial odyssey with Leonardo Guiliani as your guide in "Beyond the Stars: A Journey into the Cosmos." This captivating exploration transcends the boundaries of our world, inviting readers to gaze into the cosmic tapestry that stretches across the universe.In this compelling narrative, Leonardo Guiliani seamlessly weaves together the wonders of space exploration, astronomical discoveries,...
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This book describes the future of the Artemis Lunar Program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what is presented in this book will actually happen, to one degree or another. As history has taught us, predictions are often difficult, but one can see enough into the future to be somewhat accurate. As the Bible says, "Wesee thru the glass, but darkly."
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12) Our Solar System
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Our Solar System covers the Webb Telescope's images of our sun and planets and what we're learning about our own solar system as a result. Features new discoveries being made with the Webb Telescope and the cutting-edge technology helping scientists make them. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Photo Captions Table of contents The Wonders of the Webb Telescope series gives readers a detailed look at the...
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Mysteries Revealed covers a variety of new mysteries being revealed by the Webb Telescope, including new stars in the Tarantula Nebula, pre-stellar ice chemistry, and baby stars in the Carina Nebula. Features the cutting-edge technology helping scientists make these discoveries. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Photo Captions Table of contents The Wonders of the Webb Telescope series gives readers a...
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The Birthplace of Stars covers the Webb Telescope's images of stars at various points in their life cycles and what we're learning about them as a result. Features new discoveries being made with the Webb Telescope and the cutting-edge technology helping scientists make them. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Photo Captions Table of contents The Wonders of the Webb Telescope series gives readers a detailed...
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Where Stars Go to Die covers the Webb Telescope's images surrounding black holes and what we're learning about them as a result. Features new discoveries being made with the Webb Telescope and the cutting-edge technology helping scientists make them. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Photo Captions Table of contents The Wonders of the Webb Telescope series gives readers a detailed look at the science...
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Heart of a Galaxy covers the Webb Telescope's galaxy images and what we're learning about galaxies near and far as a result. Features new discoveries being made with the Webb Telescope and the cutting-edge technology helping scientists make them. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Photo Captions Table of contents The Wonders of the Webb Telescope series gives readers a detailed look at the science and...
17) Deep Field
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Deep Field covers the Webb Telescope's deep field images and what we're learning about the oldest parts of our universe as a result. Features new discoveries being made with the Webb Telescope and the cutting-edge technology helping scientists make them. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Photo Captions Table of contents The Wonders of the Webb Telescope series gives readers a detailed look at the science...
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"Meet Ham, Minnie, Enos, Roscoe, Tiger, and Rocky. When the United States was scrambling to catch up to the Soviets after their successful launch of Sputnik, they didn't turn to Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. Rather, they began bringing chimpanzees to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for a top-secret program. The goal? To do everything America needed to make space travel safe for humans and beat the Soviets."--
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Ingeniería Electrónica para la seguridad del tránsito aéreo. El presente estudio de investigación tiene como objetivo proponer la activación de un Laboratorio de telecomunicaciones en una institución de aeronáutica civil y pretende ser una guía de estudios para todos aquellos jovenes que se desenvuelven en carreras afines y desean manejar terminologías relacionadas con la seguridad para el tránsito aéreo. Diagnóstico, potencialidades,...
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