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Planetary science : explore new fronteirs / by Wood, Matthew Brenden,author.(CARDINAL)630624; Carbaugh, Samuel,illustrator.(CARDINAL)591341;
Map of the solar system -- Studying other planets -- The hot planets: Mercury and Venus -- The cool planets: Earth and Mars -- The gas giants: Jupiter and Saturn -- The ice giants: Uranus and Neptune -- Dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets -- Exoplanets and Planet 9.Ever since Galileo Galilei first used a telescope to explore the moons of Jupiter, we've known that the planets are much more than mysterious points of light in the night sky. With the creation of incredible technologies such as space probes, giant ground-based telescopes, and Earth-orbiting observatories, we've learned that Mars once had water on its surface, that Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been churning for centuries, and that thousands of exoplanets circle distant suns.1150L
Subjects: Planets;
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Planetary science : explore new frontiers / by Wood, Matthew Brenden,author.(CARDINAL)630624; Carbaugh, Samuel,illustrator.(CARDINAL)591341;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Map of the solar system -- Studying other planets -- The hot planets: Mercury and Venus -- The cool planets: Earth and Mars -- The gas giants: Jupiter and Saturn -- The ice giants: Uranus and Neptune -- Dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets -- Exoplanets and Planet 9.Ever since Galileo Galilei first used a telescope to explore the moons of Jupiter, we've known that the planets are much more than mysterious points of light in the night sky. With the creation of incredible technologies such as space probes, giant ground-based telescopes, and Earth-orbiting observatories, we've learned that Mars once had water on its surface, that Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been churning for centuries, and that thousands of exoplanets circle distant suns.Ages 12-15.Guided reading level: Z.1150L
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Planets;
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Planetary science : explore the new frontiers / by Wood, Matthew Brenden,author.(CARDINAL)630624; Carbaugh, Samuel,illustrator.(CARDINAL)591341;
A guide to the solar system and beyond explores planets, moons, dwarf planets, and exoplanets; offers STEM projects, including building a scale model of the planets; and describes how planets form.1150L
Subjects: Planets;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Solar system / by Hughes, David W.(David Wolstenholme),1941-2022,author.(CARDINAL)318013; Stott, Carole,author.(CARDINAL)340997;
A tour of the solar system begins with the Sun and moves outward to discuss the unique properties of each planet as well as other celestial bodies, including dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids.
Subjects: Planetary science.; Astronomy.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Mirror Earth : the search for our planet's twin / by Lemonick, Michael D.,1953-(CARDINAL)372902;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The man who looked for blinking stars -- The man who looked for wobbling stars -- Hot Jupiters : who ordered those? -- An ancient question -- The dwarf-star strategy -- Imagining alien atmospheres -- Invasion of the female exoplaneteers -- Kepler approved -- Waiting for launch -- Kepler scooped -- "A 100 percent chance of life" -- The Kepler era begins -- Beyond Kepler -- How many Earths? -- What does "habitable" really mean? -- A world made of rock, at last -- Astronomers in paradise -- Sara's birthday party."In the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they detected three planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. The planets were nothing like Earth, however: They were giant gas balls like Jupiter or Saturn. More than five hundred planets have been found since then, yet none of them could support life. Now, armed with more powerful technology, planet hunters are racing to find a true twin of Earth. Science writer Michael D. Lemonick has unique access to these exoplaneteers, as they call themselves, and Mirror Earth unveils their passionate quest. Geoff Marcy, at the University of California, Berkeley, is the world's most successful planet hunter, having found two of the first three extra-solar planets. Bill Borucki, at the NASA Ames Research Center, struggled for more than a decade to launch the Kepler mission--the only planet finder, human or machine, to beat Marcy's record. David Charbonneau, at Harvard, realized that Earths would be much easier to find if he looked at tiny stars called M-dwarfs rather than stars like the Sun--and that he could use backyard telescopes to find them! Unlike those in other races, the competing scientists actually consult and cooperate with one another. But only one will be the first to find Earth's twin. Mirror Earth is poised to narrate this historic event as the discovery is made"--
Subjects: Extrasolar planets.; Planetary science.;
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Lives of the planets : a natural history of the solar system / by Corfield, R. M.(CARDINAL)684895;
Ages of dark and light : the sun -- The piper at the gates of dawn : Mercury -- The greenhouse in the sky : Venus -- The wizards of earthsea : Earth and moon -- The Martian chronicles : Mars -- The outward urge : asteroids -- The eye of the universe : Jupiter -- Ringing infinity : Saturn -- The harmonies of the ice giants : Uranus and Neptune -- Termination shock : Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Discusses the history of mankind's exploration of the solar system, showing that as technology has increased in quality and precision so has understanding about the formation and workings of the planets.
Subjects: Planetary science.; Space probes.;
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Planets / by Rathburn, Betsy,author.(CARDINAL)627958;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about planets. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Ages 7-12.Grades 3 to 7.660LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Planets; Planetary science;
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Asteroids / by Rathburn, Betsy,author.(CARDINAL)627958;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Out of this world visitor -- What are asteroids? -- What are asteroids made of? -- Where are asteroids found? -- Why do we study asteroids?"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about asteroids. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Ages 7-12.Grades 3 to 7.660LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Asteroids; Planetary science;
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Planetology : unlocking the secrets of the solar system / by Jones, Tom,1955 January 22-(CARDINAL)390794; Stofan, Ellen Renee,1961-(CARDINAL)535023;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index.Earth : key to knowing other worlds -- Our catastrophic past -- Surfaces in motion -- Fire from within : volcanoes -- Fluids in motion -- Frozen landscapes -- Touched by the wind -- The search for life -- New worlds.
Subjects: Planetary science.; Planets;
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The nature of astrology : history, philosophy, and the science of self-organizing systems / by Scofield, Bruce,author.(CARDINAL)757523;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Life Internalizes the Sky -- Earth's Cycles -- A History of Natural Astrology -- Astrometeorology -- A Signal from Saturn -- The Downfall of Astrology -- The Renaissance Mind and its Roots -- Evolution of the Dominant Ideology -- The Church, Society, and Astrology -- Reform, Decline, and Survival -- Evidence of Astrological Effects -- Mechanism or Magic -- Marginalized -- Time-Mapping a System."Shares modern biological studies offering evidence that our solar system neighbors profoundly affect and shape life on our planet. Explores the early practice of astrometeorology, revealing the links between the solar system, weather, and climate over large spans of time. Looks at the history, philosophy, and methodologies of astrology, as well as its potential future applications in medicine and the social sciences"--
Subjects: Astrology; Planetary science.; Weather forecasting.; Science and astrology.;
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