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Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D state-of-the-art CGI model of the galaxy. Peer into the heart of the Milky Way on the hunt for super-massive black holes, watch how stars are born and die, fly out and above the plane of the galaxy to understand its true shape, and scour its dusty spiral arms for the possibility...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
"After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, the Milky Way would like a chance to speak for itself. All one hundred billion stars and fifty undecillion tons of gas of it. It all began some thirteen billion years ago, when clouds of gas scattered through the universe's primordial plasma...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Good Night Solar System explores the Milky Way Galaxy, the Sun, the Moon, all of the planets, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, too. Young readers will see our solar system and its many wonders like never before, all within the colorful pages of this enchanting board book. Children are introduced to each planet's surface and likeness and will begin to understand just how unique our planet and solar...
7) Exoplanets
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Introduces exoplanets, examining the planets outside of our solar system, discussing what makes them habitable, and exploring the efforts to discover new life.--
10) The Milky Way
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This title will cover how our galaxy got its start billions of years ago, what it's been doing since then, its size, and everything that is a part of it.--
11) The Milky Way
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses the Milky Way, a spiral-shaped galaxy which has our solar system located in one of its spiral-shaped arms; describes stars orbiting the center of a galaxy; and explains that scientists study information about the Milky Way from space telescopes that are orbiting Earth.
13) Neptune
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Introduces readers to Neptune and what makes it unique from other planets in our solar system. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
14) Mercury
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to the planet Mercury, discussing what makes it unique and more.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Venture outside our solar system in another epic exploration of the universe and its mysteries. With strikingly realistic computer re-creations, feel like you have traveled to the edge of the unknown including visiting strange and unfamiliar worlds; prepare for the worst; uncover the secrets of our own galaxy. Learn what 'Dark matter' is and how it takes up 95% of the universe. Find out more about 'White holes,' which actually create matter.
16) Earth
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"A wave of lethal gamma radiation is expanding from the core of the Milky Way galaxy at the speed of light, killing everything in its path. The countdown to when the death wave will reach Earth and the rest of the solar system is at two thousand years. Humans were helped by the Predecessors, who provided shielding generators that can protect the solar system. In return, the Predecessors asked humankind's help to save other intelligent species that...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When you gaze into the sky at night, what do you see? Most of us see only the brightest stars because they are the only ones that can cut through the artificial light that overwhelms the night. But up there, beyond the haze of streetlights and buildings, lies the Milky Way--our home galaxy. The words and photos in The Secret Galaxy allow young readers to see the stars as never before."--