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1) Farside
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When an Earth-sized planet circling a star thirty light-years away is detected, the race is on to build an astronomical observatory on Farside, the side of the Moon that never faces Earth--a dangerous task plagued by accidents and breakdowns.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"For readers of Labgirl and Neil DeGrasse Tyson, The Last Stargazers combines the exciting travels of award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque with the misunderstood antics of a scrappy (and shrinking) crew of scientists working with stars and telescopes. She dissects both the romance and the real human curiosity that is so important to our exploration of space. Amidst the lonely quiet of stargazing to wild bears loose in the observatory, these love...
Author
Series
Boxcar children mysteries volume 59
Publisher
A. Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a student's research paper from an observatory, and the subsequent disappearance of another student.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 25 years orbiting the planet. The story of one of the most remarkable advances in modern technology, as told by the people who designed, built, launched, operated and repaired the legendary observatory.
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
During the 1960s and early 1970s, northern Arizona played a critical role in fulfilling President Kennedy?s bold challenge of sending humans to the moon. From the rocky depths of the Grand Canyon to lofty cosmic views from Flagstaff?s dark skies, northern Arizona was ideal for activities ranging from moon buggy testing and geology training to lunar mapping and mission simulation. Every astronaut who walked on the moon, from Neil Armstrong to Gene...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
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.
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Español
Description
"Director Patricio Guzman ... travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also the place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners;...
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