Planet Hunting , livre ebook

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Date de parution

06 février 2020

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781474788625

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

38 Mo

In the vastness of space, countless planets exist. Scientists are actively studying as many of them as they can. How many planets could support life as Earth does? And what other wonderful worlds will our technology find?

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

06 février 2020

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781474788625

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

38 Mo

How many could support life as Earth does? And what other wonderful worlds will our technology Ind?

Cutting-edge rocket science makes the Inal frontier more exciting than ever, with new missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. What do partnerships between NASA and private

planets and galaxies far, far away? Find out when space science meets far-out fun!

P l a n e t H u n t i n g racking up data and looking for life

AndREW Langley

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