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Pub. Date
[2014], c2012
Language
English
Description
This program travels from January to the March equinox. Kate Humble gets closer to the sun than she has ever been before, while Helen Czerski visits a place that gets some of the biggest snowstorms on Earth, all to show the consequences of the planet's trip through space. Original title: Orbit .
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Using computer graphics, this program examines the problem of finding the radius of the orbit of a geosynchronous satellite using Newton's laws. A review of the mathematics required is given, along with a detailed solution to the problem that explains the modeling process. Optional teaching pause points are provided between each step. Suggestions for further problems associated with space flight include excellent NASA footage.
Pub. Date
[2010], c1961
Language
English
Description
This Universal newsreel focuses on the Russian space program. The feat of Cosmonaut Gherman Titov--17 orbits of the Earth--is re-created through newspaper headlines, animation, archival film of a Soviet rocket lifting off, and an audio recording of Titov from space.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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This title features the missions of artificial satellites sent to Mars. Using simple text, maps, and "out-of-this-world" photography, readers learn about the Mariner missions of the 1960s/1970s, plus the U.S. Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, Mars Reconnaissance, and others. Also explored are the orbiters of other nations, including Russia, India, and Japan. Planned future missions are also included.
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Ending a long scientific rivalry, American astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir in 1995. International cooperations such as these will continue in space exploration, as eleven nations are committed to collaborating on the International Space Station Copyright The WPA Film Library.
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Este libro inspira a niños para observar la Luna. Los lectores aprenderán como la forma de cambio de la Luna es causada por su órbita alrededor de la Tierra.
"This book inspires children to observe the Moon. Readers will learn how the Moon's changing shape is caused by its orbit around the Earth"--
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the worldâs most innovative planetary geologists. In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their poor resolution, the images stunned scientists: the far side is an enormous mountainous expanse, not the vast lava-plains seen from Earth. Subsequent missions have confirmed this in much greater detail. How could this...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the inNovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope. Then Nova turns its attention to a new generation of ever-larger telescopes, poised to reveal answers to longstanding questions about our universe.
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"The Hubble Space Telescope has explored the creation of stars and planets, the glory of supernovas and the formation of super massive black holes, charted dark matter and changed forever our understanding of reality itself. Now, it's spiraling toward the Earth and astronauts are embarking on a dangerous mission to fix it. In Hubble's Amazing Universe, glimpse the far ends of the universe as seen through the amazing Hubble Space Telescope, and meet...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"In July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its first images, looking further back in time than ever before to show the universe in stunningly beautiful detail. But that was just the beginning. With tons of new data and spectacular images flooding in, Webb is allowing scientists to peer deep in time to try to answer some of astronomy's biggest questions. When--and how--did the first stars and galaxies form? And can we see the fingerprints...
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Series
Descender volume 4
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Tim-21, Telsa and Quon finally escape the Machine Moon and head out on a quest to find the ancient robot who may hold the key to the Harvesters. Meanwhile Andy and his rag-tag team close in on Tim, but their fragile alliance is shattered by Driller's revealtions.
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Series
My weird school (Graphic novels) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
In this first book, A.J. and his friends at Ella Mentry School are headed on a field trip to NASA headquarters. But their tour guide, Mr. Corbett, is a total space cadet! And what happens when A.J. accidentally launches the whole class into outer space?! Full of visual gags, space aliens, and hilarious full-color illustrations, this is the weirdest graphic novel in the history of the world! My weird school graphic novel series, 96pp.
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