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¿Por qué los planetas son redondos? ¿Por qué titilan las estrellas? ¿Por qué me sigue la Luna cuando camino? ¿Por qué Marte se ve rojo? ¿Por qué la Vía Láctea se llama así? Son algunas de las interrogantes sobre el espacio que serán abordadas con un toque de humor y cotidianeidad.

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Kalpana Chawla! Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in...

Did you know that there are two kinds of shuttle astronauts? One is a pilot astronaut and the other is a mission specialist.

Sonne, Mond und Sterne sind für die Kleinen vertraute Begleiter - tagsüber oder beim Zubettgehen. Aber was leuchtet da oben eigentlich genau am Himmel und warum wird es nachts überhaupt dunkel? Das Hörspiel erklärt den Kleinen die faszinierende Welt der Astronomie und nimmt sie mit durch Raum und Zeit zu Raketen und Raumstationen, mit denen wir das Weltall erforschen. Zurück auf der Erde geht der Blick wieder gen Himmel, wo sich Tiere und vieles mehr als Sternbilder tummeln.

This program features narration from the author. Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Will we ever learn the truth about what actually landed at Roswell? From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes Where Is?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous landmarks and...

This audiobook of over 200 space facts is set up as a four-round quiz—have one epic quiz night, or dip in and out of the audiobook together to learn about things such as: What did Neil Armstrong leave on the moon as a symbol of peace? What is an exoplanet? How many moons does Jupiter have? Who is the youngest person who has been to space? This quiz was designed with my super bright five-year-old, but it is equally challenging for children of all ages as well as adults. This is truly a quiz where a seven-year-old can win against an 80-year-old!

Este libro es una adaptación para niños y niñas del afamado título Hijos de las estrellas, de María Teresa Ruiz. En él, los lectores conocerán cómo la autora llegó a convertirse en astrónoma, la importancia de la curiosidad para poder dar respuesta a los grandes misterios del universo, y cómo nosotros, los seres humanos, estamos íntimamente relacionados con la vida y la muerte de una estrella.

Fly into the sky with a few basic paper folds and a side of science. Learn how to build the Air Shark and other novice-level paper airplanes step by step.

There are many amazing sights to be seen in the sky. In the daytime there may be unusual cloud formations, rainbows, and moonbows. At night you might see a comet, meteorites, or the Aurora Borealis. The Science Behind Wonders in the Sky looks at some of these phenomena, explaining how and why they occur.

Earth is the only planet known to support life. It has plenty of water, it's the right temperature, and it has a blanket of gases to protect it. Explore your own home planet in this book about Earth.

Director Solomon gives a guided tour of Star City Planetarium, where he explains such things as what equipment is used in a planetarium show and what some of the different objects in the night sky are.

A countdown from twelve to one as a space shuttle awaits liftoff.

From Earth, the spot on Jupiter looks like a small, red freckle. In fact, the spot is a huge storm as wide as two Earths! Explore the Great Red Spot and more in this book about Jupiter.

From a launchpad in Florida to the lunar surface ... Two cartoon flies join listeners as they blast off into space and step foot on the moon with Neil Armstrong, providing a blend of facts and fun while telling the story of a great moment in space-exploration history.

Not only is Venus the hottest planet in the solar system, it's also one of the brightest, most enchanting objects in the sky. Explore Earth's closest neighbor in this book about Venus.

They're like major planets, but not quite. They circle around the sun. They're round. But they haven't cleared everything out of their path. Explore these unusual objects in this book about the dwarf planets.

Which pole is north? Which pole is south? It's hard to tell on the sideways planet of Uranus. Explore the gas giant's strange position, its rings, moons, and more in this book about Uranus.

Even though they look solid, Saturn's rings are actually made of billions of pieces of rock and ice—some as big as a house! Explore the planet's rings, moons, and more in this book about Saturn.

Don't bother searching the night sky for Neptune without a telescope. It's the only planet that can't be seen with the naked eye. Explore the planet farthest from the sun in this book about Neptune.