"To celebrate NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and its 25 years of accomplishments, let The Hubble Cosmos fill your mind with big ideas, brilliant imagery, and a new understanding of the universe in which we live. Relive key moments in the monumental Hubble story, from launch through major new instrumentation to the promise of discoveries to come. With more than 150 photographs including Hubble All-Stars -- the most famous of all the noteworthy images...

Introduces the basics of outer space, from the sun and planets of the solar system to shapes and patterns found in space.

The story of NASA, chronicled through photographs and works commissioned by the NASA Art Program ; expert commentary on the history of the U. S. in space ; color reproductions of more than 150 paintings and works of art, plus 60 color photographs, many published for the first time.

Examines space flight to Mars.

"STEM highlights and information about recent scientific discoveries teach readers about Neptune, from its geography and climate to the ways it has been explored and what scientists hope to find out in the future."--

Uses cartoon-style characters to introduce readers to topics related to space exploration and the spacecraft that have been used for it.

While visiting an unknown planet, Miles finds a cool new rock to add to his collection, but as soon as he brings it onboard, the Stellosphere goes out of control.

"When five sentient digital beings-condemned for over three hundred years to crew the small survey ship by the all-powerful Company-encounter a mysterious black sphere, their course of action is clear: obtain the object, inform the Company, earn lots of praise. But the ship malfunctions, and the crew has no choice but to approach the sphere and survey it themselves. They have no idea that this object-and the transcendent truth hidden within-will change...

"Humanity's complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new trilogy from "the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction" (Ken Follett). In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Cutting-edge technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transportation--including starships--virtually obsolete. Every place on earth, every distant planet humankind...