Space Science Exploration

Eledan’s nightmare has been unleashed upon the worlds, and with Oberon gone, only the Messenger crew stands in its way. Kellee, Talen, Sirius, Sota, and Kesh. Together, they are stronger, but there are forces on Faerie who do not want the worlds saved, forces that would see the Messenger and her crew torn apart.

Blast off into a universe of adventure with The Space Mission Kids Stories Book! Join intrepid young astronauts Jenny and Mark as they embark on an exhilarating journey through the cosmos, exploring mysterious planets, discovering alien life, and overcoming incredible challenges. Filled with rich sensory details and imaginative storytelling, this book is a captivating adventure for young listeners who dream of exploring the stars.

Prepare to blast off with astronaut Scott Kelly as he takes listeners on a journey through his year aboard the International Space Station and his life prior to becoming a true American hero. Discover the extreme challenges of long-term spaceflight, the pressures of living in close quarters with people from many countries, the extremely dangerous risk of colliding with space junk, and the unnerving feeling of not being able to help if tragedy strikes at home. Find out the story of Kelly's childhood, his struggles in school, and the inspiration that sparked his incredible career.

Wally Schirra was the only one of the original seven NASA astronauts to command a spacecraft in all three pioneering space programs - Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. This chronicle of his experiences takes us into space on Schirra's 1962 Mercury flight that orbited Earth six times and aboard Gemini for the first rendezvous of two manned craft in space.

Astronomy Saves the World details the avoidable and unavoidable threats to our existence, and provides the case for astronomy being part of everyone's education. Astronomy will ensure our planet never again experiences a catastrophic cosmic impact from an asteroid or comet, and has shown that these ancient harbingers of death are now rich resources waiting to be reaped. Astronomy will lead us forward, away from an evolving sun, as we migrate throughout our solar system and beyond.

Join Monty, Ivory, and their trusty A.I. robot, Echo, in this epic space series! Launch into space on an exciting new mission to each planet in the Solar System. From the frigid deserts of Mars to the red storm of Jupiter, every planet presents a new adventure.

Spilling Secrets: Planet Catlabrator is awash with water and the catralabs are drowning. When Space Agent Star Girl is sent to investigate with SA Asteroid she learns that some mission buddies are more trouble than they're worth. Can she work with Asteroid to save the planet and its alien catralabs?

Herra's job is her dream come true. To explore the outer edges of known space, free to go where she wants and do what she wants. The frontier of deep space is her home. Her simple and idyllic life is shattered when her ship, Dauntless, answers a call from an unknown alien ship. The thrill of discovery turns into a battle for survival as her and her crew find themselves in under attack. Not only must she save her ship and crew, she must escape to warn Earth of an approaching doom.

Mars' First Friends is a universal story about man's - and Mars' - best friends - our beloved pets. In this sweet solar system story, Mars is lonely and just wants someone to play with, but the planets are all too busy. That is until Earth sends her little brother Mars his first friends: the rovers Spirit and Opportunity!

A suspicious accident, a prized asteroid, and a game of politics to decide who rules the galaxy. Someone’s making a power play, but who? Captain Greg Daniels of the DSM Boone is a handful of asteroids away from retiring when his plans are threatened by an explosion on his ship. With the risk of another more lethal attack, Greg must locate the source of the explosion, or he’ll lose more than the priceless rock he just obtained - he’ll lose his life.

In the early days of deep space exploration, the Corporations controlled everything. Finding it easier to plunder the resources they wanted from planets that were unable to resist, they created the first of the Harvester Fleets. These vast fleets would find, conquer, and strip planets of their precious resources, leaving a trail of broken, lifeless shells in their wake. Harvester Fleet Septimus Decius was dispatched to a rich target, ripe for the harvest. They never suspected that everything would change when they reached Haakon Prime.

Suspended high above a dying Earth at Space Station Delta, the light ship Altares readies to launch for mankind's first intergalactic mission to the stars. Neighbouring Alpha Centauri is the destination for the crew of five comprised of the Masters and Bowen families, whose aim is to bring back hope to an overcrowded and desperate planet. But almost from the moment they launch, the crew finds itself in mortal jeopardy.

You may be wealthy, you may be influential, even popular... but just because you're successful at life doesn't mean you're necessarily successful at everything. Those things don't protect you from everything fate might have in store for you. This is exactly the case for Harald and Virian Vanderbilt - an entrepreneurial couple, happily married, who run their deep-space prospecting company together, building a small business empire. Then one day they're unexpectedly separated when the ship Virian is on board is lost during a prospecting voyage.

"Into the New Horizon" is a thrilling and emotional journey of discovery and redemption, where the future of humanity is at stake. Will they finally find peace, or will the planet’s secrets tear them apart? The final frontier awaits.

Six-time Hugo Award winner Bova likes to tell big stories in a small way. This approach both helps and hurts in this collection of stories, excerpts and outtakes from his "Grand Tour" novels (Saturn, etc.), which explore the colonization of the solar system. Despite his vast subject, Bova focuses tightly on the heroes and villains whose striving makes up his future history. While some characters are standards of the SF genre (megalomaniac capitalist, lone-wolf entrepreneur, love object caught between them), Bova imbues each with Homeric virtues and flaws.

When Martian authorities board Galaxy to stop the crew from conducting an illegal experiment, the unwanted attention threatens a critical trade deal with Outlaws. Under pressure from the Colonies to deliver an exigent package, they must find a way to make the trade and deliver the package, or bad things will happen.

There are worse ways to make a living than traveling the worlds killing men. Especially if you're a woman with a grudge and a gift. Like me. I am part of the Zyrnx, but apart from them, as well. They believe in rescuing slaves. I believe in killing slave masters. I am not a savior of helpless victims - I am a killer of monsters. But as Taal says, sometimes I see a monster where a man stands. And the monster I have come to kill, he believes we are fated mates. Lifemates. Born for each other. I do not believe in such things. I believe in sex, fighting, and death - not love.

The crew of the Cookie Force spaceship Confection One is here to protect the galaxy from crooked cookies, dastardly desserts, and suspicious sweets. In this exciting adventure they face a truly sticky situation, when a mysterious pastry intrudes on the biggest party in the galaxy. Is this the work of a sinister dessert, or just an innocent party crasher? Can they complete their mission and make some new friends at the same time?

The crew of the Cookie Force spaceship Confection One is here to protect the galaxy from crooked cookies, dastardly desserts, and suspicious sweets. Now they must investigate the disappearance of a colony of cookies, while helping a friend outwit a gang of crunchy bullies. Can they solve the baffling mystery, defeat the baddies, and get back to their vacation?

Shadows of the Abyss follows Nate Taylor and his crew aboard the Vanguard as they navigate the treacherous and enigmatic region of space known as the Abyss. Drawn by the promise of untapped knowledge and ancient secrets, the crew soon realizes that the Abyss is far more than a void of darkness—it’s a sentient entity, a cosmic labyrinth designed to test their minds, bodies, and souls.