Ancient civilizations such as the Babylonians, the Chinese and the Greeks studied the stars without the benefit of telescopes and yet identified patterns of stars that we still use today. These early scientists collected the first data in the science of Astronomy. This program provides students with a summary of the history of Astronomy, highlighting many important astronomers.

If you're looking for a fun game to do with family and friends, how about trivia night? You can use this book as your source of questions focused on earth science, astronomy, anatomy and botany. There is a wealth of knowledge included in the many pages of this book. Be sure to choose an unbiased game master for a fun and fair play. May the best mind win!

Check out the latest images the Hubble Space Telescope has captured of our Milky Way Galaxy--and beyond.

Presents the life of the astrophysicist, including his childhood in the Bronx, his academic career, and his status as a scientific expert.

"This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"--

"Vera Rubin was one of the astronomers who discovered and named dark matter, the thing that keeps the universe hanging together. Throughout her career she was never taken seriously as a scientist because she was one of the only female astronomers at that time, but she didn't let that stop her. She made groundbreaking and incredibly significant discoveries that scientists have only recently been able to really appreciate-and she changed the way that...

The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the pressures of constant close cohabitation;...

Have you ever seen a shooting star? That's a meteor burning up in Earth's atmosphere! Learn where you can spot a meteor shower, how to track down a meteorite, and what makes up a comet with science expert Velma and the rest of the Scooby-Doo gang.

A rising star in astrophysics presents an accessible and eye-opening look at five ways the universe could end, and the lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology. We know the universe had a beginning, and expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy. This laid down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting...

Along with Caltech physicist Mlodinow (The drunkard's walk), University of Cambridge cosmologist Hawking (A brief history of time) mixes cutting-edge physics to answer three key questions (Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we exist? Why this particular set of laws and not some other?) and explains that scientists are approaching what is called "M-theory," a collection of overlapping theories (including string theory) that fill in...