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Artemis Mission: Return to the Moon
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
It’s been more than fifty years since humans stepped foot on the moon. NASA’s Artemis mission is not just to put humans back on the moon—including the first woman and the first person of… Read More →
Double Asteroid Redirection Test: Defending Earth from Asteroids
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
Asteroids are always moving in space, but what do we do if one of these giant space rocks heads straight for Earth? Scientists don’t worry about asteroids unless, on extremely rare occasions, Read More →
James Webb Space Telescope: A Peek into the First Galaxies
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us glimpses into the vast reaches of space. Orbiting the sun, the powerful telescope can view galaxies that are thirteen billion light years from… Read More →
Parker Solar Probe: Touching the Sun
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
Life on Earth could not exist without the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe will help scientists learn about our solar system's only star. Using Venus’ gravity like a slingshot, over seven years… Read More →
Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®) — Hardcover Set
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
Launch readers into space with this exciting series. From far-away universes glimpsed by the James Webb Space Telescope to scientists' efforts to redirect asteroids, readers will learn about… Read More →
The Orion Spacecraft: Into Deep Space
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
The Orion spacecraft is what astronauts call home during space travel. It’s where they live, work, and explore during deep space journeys and it is designed to get them safely back to Earth.… Read More →
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Life Beyond Earth
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
Is there life on other planets? That burning question is fueling NASA’s Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI) mission. Powerful telescopes, satellites, and space probes are revealing a… Read More →