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• Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets (Helix Books)

  s and the pollution of earth, uncountable dollars worth of metals, fuels, and life-sustaining substances await in nearby space. In this book, noted planetary scientist John S. Lewis reveals that vast amounts of these important substances are locked away–for now–in the asteroids, comets, and planets of our own solar system. Related posts Islands in the [...]

• Trailblazing Mars: NASA’s Next Giant Leap

  Fulfilling the dream as NASA prepares to send astronauts to Mars   “Duggins gives you the how of the process along with the facts. Who knows what trails this book will help blaze. Read on.”–Bill Nye the Science Guy® and executive director of The Planetary Society   “From the Mariner probes of the 1960s to the [...]

• Sky Walking: An Astronaut’s Memoir

  A gripping first-hand account of life in space and the making of an astronaut. What is it like to fly the space shuttle and work on and in the International Space Station? Veteran NASA astronaut Tom Jones is uniquely qualified to give the details: he flew four shuttle missions and led three space walks to [...]

• Secrets of the Universe: How We Discovered the Cosmos

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• The Incredible Planets, Moon, and Mercury

  When most of us think of astrology, we think about our natal sign and not much else. Do you know what some of the major influences are though, that define these Zodiac signs. First and foremost is the Sun. It is the center of all life and represents a person’s personality and spirit. It is [...]