Product Description

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Exploring Space begins with a brief but informative history of astronomy from Galileo to Explorer I. In this interactive ebook, you can

• Identify major constellations on an interactive star map.

• View data from a stunning gallery of images for each major body in our solar system.

• Use an interactive diagram to learn how the Hubble Space Telescope works. 

• Identify the origins of rocketry and the many purposes of satellites.

• Swipe to learn about the major events of the space race.

• Swipe through a gallery of notable astronauts.

• Learn domain-specific astronomy vocabulary.

• View videos of the moon landing and the shuttle taking off and landing.

• Take a tour of the International Space Station.

• Swipe through a timeline of Mars missions.

• Listen to NASA scientists explain why they think water might have once flowed on the Red Planet and how the Voyager probes are preparing to exit our solar system.

• Watch a dramatic animation of Curiosity’s historic landing on Mars.

• Learn about the future of space tourism.

• Discover how NASA technology has become a part of their everyday lives.

All readers—students, teachers, librarians, and parents—can access the clear, succinct, age-level appropriate explanations of the complex scientific goals and technology.