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EXPLORE BEYOND THIS BOOK
Books
Fishman, Seth. A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars. Illustrated by Isabel Greenberg. New York: Greenwillow
Books, 2017.
Hughes, Catherine D. First Big Book of Space. Illustrated by David A. Aguilar. Washington, DC: National
Geographic, 2012.
Kenney, Karen Latchana. Exoplanets: Worlds beyond our Solar System. Minneapolis: Twenty‑First Century
Books, 2017.
Manley, Curtis. Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet. Illustrated by Jessica Lanan. New York:
Roaring Brook, 2019.
Prinja, Raman. Planetarium. Illustrated by Chris Wormell. Somerville, MA: Big Picture, 2018.
Websites
Exoplanet Travel Bureau
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien‑worlds/exoplanet‑travel‑bureau/
Check out posters and 360‑degree simulated views of other worlds.
The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog
http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable‑exoplanets‑catalog
See artists’ renditions and searchable data tables of confirmed exoplanets.
Passport to Space
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/space/passport‑to‑space/
This site includes space facts, photos, videos, books, and games.
Planet Hunters TESS
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/nora‑dot‑eisner/planet‑hunters‑tess/
Join the citizen science search for undiscovered worlds.
NASA SpacePlaceExplore Earth and Space
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
Explore Earth and space.
Videos
The Farthest: Voyager in Space. San Francisco: PBS, 2020.
“Let’s Explore Space! | Astronomy for Kids,” YouTube video, 0:53. Posted by SciShowKids, June 27, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QwaUmDbnGg.
“Our Milky Way Galaxy: How Big is Space?” YouTube video, 1:46. Posted by NASASolarSystem, April 2, 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3PIkbTQwQ.
“Star Size Comparison 2.” YouTube video, 6:50. Posted by “morn1415,” August 1, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoW8Tf7hTGA.