Space

Meet NASA inventor Penny Boston! She's here to introduce readers to Martian cave colonies. Alongside Penny, readers will learn about astrobiology and the possibilities of living in caves on Mars. They'll explore caves throughout the solar system,...

Meet NASA inventor Changkwon Kang! He's here to introduce readers to the Marsexploring flying swarm. Alongside Changkwon, readers will learn about insectinspired drones designed to explore the skies of Mars. They'll explore bioinspired design, animal...

Meet NASA inventor Marco Pavone! He's here to introduce readers to leaping lowgravity rovers. Alongside Marco, readers will learn about the need for jumping rovers and the importance of studying small solar system bodies like asteroids and comets...

Meet NASA inventor Stephanie Thomas! She's here to introduce readers to the fusionpowered spacecraft, a hyperpowered space ship that relies on fission rather than rocket fuel or electricity. Alongside Stephanie, readers will learn about how she and her...

Meet NASA inventor Anthony Longman! He's here to introduce readers to the expandable space habitat, an expanding home for astronauts to live in while exploring space. Alongside of Anthony, readers will learn about how he and his team are designing the...

Meet NASA inventor Jonathan Sauder! He's here to introduce readers to the clockwork Venus rover, a special spacecraft designed to explore the extreme surface of Venus. Alongside Jonathan, readers will learn about how he and his team designed the rover...

Meet NASA inventor Robert Hoyt! He's here to introduce readers to technology capable of building large structures in space. Alongside Robert, readers will learn about how he and his team are developing a robotic technology to build spacecraft while in...

Meet NASA inventor Mason Peck! He's here to introduce readers to the use of underwater space technology. Alongside Mason, readers will learn about how he and his team are building squishy robots to explore the oceans on Europa. They'll learn about...

Meet NASA inventor Bruce Wiegmann! He's here to introduce readers to the use of sails in space. Alongside Bruce, readers will learn about how he and his team are building a machine that can sail to the edge of the solar system. They'll learn about solar...

Meet NASA inventor Kendra Short! She's here to introduce readers to her unique ideas for Mars probes. Alongside Kendra, readers will learn about how she and her team are building a printable spacecraft. They'll learn about Mars exploration, circuits,...

Meet NASA inventor Philip Lubin! He's here to introduce readers to interstellar travel. Alongside Philip, readers will learn about his work on building lightsailing probes that can visit distant stars. They'll learn about stars, Proxima Centauri, solar...

Meet NASA inventor Geoffrey Landis! He's here to introduce readers to the methods used to explore the extreme planet of Venus. Alongside Geoffrey, readers will learn about how he and his team are harnessing the wind to explore this challenging...

Meet NASA inventor Masahiro Ono! He's here to introduce readers to the importance of asteroid exploration. Alongside Masahiro, readers will learn about how he and his team are building a probe that can hitch itself to an asteroid. They'll learn about...

Meet NASA inventor William "Red" Whittaker! He's here to introduce readers to caves on other planets. Alongside Red, readers will learn about how he and his team develop robotic missions to explore caves on the moon and Mars. They'll learn about lava...

New miniaturized Cubesats are revolutionizing the space industry and changing the way we explore and utilize space. These miniaturized satellites reduce the cost and time required to design, build, and launch satellites with a remarkable array of amazing...

Are you curious about the future of space exploration and travel? Did you know that scientists are working on creating rockets that can survive multiple trips to space? Or that in the future tourists might be able to visit space? This title will...

The My Guide to the Planets series introduces early readers to the planets in our solar system. Each book is told from the planet's perspective, providing a unique and fun approach to science learning. Technical facts are made approachable for emerging...

From astronauts to telescopes, early readers will learn all about the people and technology behind space exploration. Text written in simple sentences that help develop word recognition and improve reading skills. Includes glossary and index. ATOS below...

Destination Space showcases the history of space exploration, the cutting-edge advances being made in this field today, and the new space breakthroughs that are just over the horizon. From historic achievements to future dreams, each title highlights a...

Help students get the concepts they need to know while building foundational reading skills with The Breakdown. Each title layers decoding strategies with comprehension skills to ensure students can access the text as they build content knowledge. With...

From landing on the Moon to discovering distant stars, the study of space is always expanding. This series highlights eight ways humans explore space, explaining each topic’s essential history and recent developments. Each book pairs short...

Malcolm and his friend Daniela are having the coolest summer ever. Malcolm's dad, Dr. Thomas, has brought them to his work--on Mars! Exploring the unexplored up close is every young scientist's dream. The planet's craters, dust storms, and volcanoes lead...

As an adventurous team prepares to return to Earth from Mars, they break down their camp and make notes about how to improve the livable conditions of Mars for both future explorers and long-term sustainable life. The subject of terraforming intrigues...

An adventurous team discovers why the chaos terrain of Mars is so chaotic when waves of lava flow over the land, trapping them on a ridge. With the magma rising, Malcolm imagines the region as a migratory haven for the birds of Mars, and through this...

Mesmerized by the unique landscape of the brain terrain, Malcolm imagines the type of Martians that could have adapted to life along the complex ridges that wrinkle the landscape. Stranded a long way from camp, the team must harness the energy from a...

An adventurous team inspects a series of volcanoes on Mars but these puzzling structures erupt with mud instead of lava. When Daniela gets too close to one of the formations, her beloved biologist field kit falls in, sinking beneath the surface. Dr...

An adventurous team explores the Mars plains, which is littered with impact craters as far as the eye can see. As Malcolm imagines the region filled with gentle giants who travel in herds, Daniela analyzes the soil and makes a startling realization--a...

Three interplanetary explorers arrive at the yardangs of Mars, a series of spellbinding rocky ridges that have been shaped by centuries of wind erosion. But the team runs into trouble when their portable navigation device gets damaged! Surrounded by...

The rover Perseverance is damaged and stranded in the windswept sand seas of Mars. The team of interplanetary explorers locates the rover, but Dr. Thomas is unable to repair it in the field without the necessary parts. Malcolm and Daniela volunteer to...

What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you reach for the stars? Do you value teamwork and shoot for the moon? Are you out of this world? You want to be an astronaut! It's a tough job but learn from a real-life astronaut what it takes to achieve that...

Astronaut Clayton Anderson spent 152 days in space aboard the International Space Station--and while he didn't mail dozens of letters back to Earth (they would have burned up on reentry!), imagine if he did! These letters from space are full of weird...

Nebraska Book Award, Winner, 2019 Winner! 2019 Nebraska Book Award Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson takes readers on an A to Z flight through the alphabet from astronaut and blastoff to spacewalk and Zulu Time. Topics cover the history of NASA,...