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"This illustrated narrative explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space"-- Provided by publisher. No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and fun than Neil deGrasse Tyson. Drawing on mythology, history, and literature--alongside his trademark wit and charm--Tyson and StarTalk senior producer Lindsey Nyx Walker bring planetary science down to Earth and principles of astrophysics within reach....

Biography of Columbus including what he did, where he went, and what sort of seaman he was.

Presents material selected from Morison's two earlier books--The European Discovery of America: The Northern Voyages, A.D. 500-1600 and The European Discovery of America: The The Southern Voyages, 1492-1616.

A Mysterious wormhole appears above our planet before strange objects are emitted out of it and hovering above each city across the world. This global event soon prompts a one of a kind mission in space exploration history, to send the next generation of astronauts, known as Human 2.0's into the wormhole with the hope of finding out why those objects are here.

After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the U.S.S. Discovery welcomes aboard Captain Christopher Pike and begins a new mission to investigate the meaning behind seven mysterious red signals. Michael Burnham grapples with her past growing up on Vulcan with her foster parents and brother Spock.

Henry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed in honor and sacrifice. He was also a man obsessed. He spent his life idolizing Ernest Shackleton, the nineteenth-century polar explorer, who tried to become the first person to reach the South Pole, and later sought to cross Antarctica on foot. Shackleton never completed his journeys, but he repeatedly rescued his men from certain death, and...

Although John Wesley Powell's father always wanted his son to become a minister like himself, young Wes had different plans for his future.

Presents a timeline of the history of space exploration, from the earliest astronomers to the creation of satellite and spacecraft technology and the possible future of space travel.

"WORLDS WITHOUT END: EXOPLANETS, HABITABILITY, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY will present the scientific missions exploring exoplanets through the lens of habitability and our survival in the universe"-- Provided by publisher.

Offers an introduction to the exploration of space, looking at the ways that scientists learn more about it through observation from Earth, from space, and through manned space exploration and study.