Alexandra Siy

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1) Cars on Mars: roving the red planet

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Siy, Alexandra

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English

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Follow the course of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Mission. Learn how scientists determined that there was once water on Mars and how they resolved problems with the rovers in order to prolong the mission

2) Voyager's greatest hits: the epic trek to interstellar space

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Siy, Alexandra

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

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A brief history and discussion of the planets and outer space objects encountered by spacecraft Voyager.

3) Voyager's Greatest Hits: 8 Tracks for the Epic Trek to Interstellar Space

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Siy, Alexandra

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English

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2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the Voyager mission as the twin space probes that traveled to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, now journey beyond our solar system into interstellar space, where no probe has ventured before. Learn the fascinating story of the scientists, how the Voyager probes work, where the probes have been and what they've seen, and what they carry on board-including the Golden Record, a recording of sounds and images about...

4) Footprints on the Moon

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Siy, Alexandra

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English

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On July 20, 1969, at 3:16 p.m., Commander Neil Armstrong brought the lunar module, Eagle , to a safe landing on the Moon. Millions of television viewers on Earth watched breathlessly as he then became the first man to set foot on the Moon. This amazing achievement was years, even centuries, in the making. The Moon and the heavens have intrigued mankind since ancient times. FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON chronicles the spirit and determination of visionaries...

5) Mosquito Bite

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Siy, Alexandra

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English

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"READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME." The boy listens. The girl is getting closer. Suddenly, there's another sound. A droning buzz. Something else is looking for the boy. The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food-blood-to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body. Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world...