Probes
By: by Ruth Owen
Series: Objects in space
Publisher: Powerkids Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781477758472; 9781477758458; 9781477758465
Subjects: Space probes; Juvenile literature; Exploration
Description: Probes are unmanned spacecraft, and they collect important information for scientists on Earth. They've helped people learn more about asteroids, comets, and other planets such as Mars. Readers learn about the incredible discoveries made by probes in the past, as well as the discoveries present probes are making throughout our solar system. Fact boxes accompany enlightening main text to provide readers with as much information as possible about this fascinating topic. Each page of detailed text is accompanied by vibrant photographs of probes and the amazing places they're sent to explore.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.
Table of contents: title: Exploration and discovery; title: The Voyager probes; title: An incredible journey; title: A voyage into the unknown; title: Mars probes; title: Galileo goes to Jupiter; title: Galileo's discoveries; title: Cassini-Huygens; title: Revealing Titan's secrets; title: New Horizons; title: Searching for exoplanets; title: Another earth?