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Extraterrestrial beings Life on other planets Life on other planets Comic books, strips, etc Life on other planets Fiction Life on other planets Juvenile literature Mars (Planet) Mars (Planet) Exploration Planets Unidentified flying objects Unidentified flying objects Juvenile literatureMotum, Markus
Summary: "Maybe you remember when a little robotic spacecraft landed on a far-off planet. On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars and now she's ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 MOTMcAnulty, Stacy
Summary: "Spoiler: Scientists haven't discovered life beyond Earth, not even a single teeny-tiny organism. But there's a whole lot of outer space, and humans have searched only a fraction of a fraction of it. So do you believe in the possibility of life out there? Or do you think Earth is perfectly unique in its ability to grow organisms? Packed with playful illustrations and fascinating factoids,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 MCABorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: UFOs: Are Alien Aircraft Overhead? Readers will examine the history of UFOs, Roswell, alien abduction, Area 51 and more before deciding for themselves! Table of contents, fun facts, a glossary, and an index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 001.942 SPAMorancy, Joalda
Summary: "Do aliens exist? Are UFOs real? The race is on to discover alien life in the universe! Join space expert Joalda Morancy on an out-of-this-world adventure in search of aliens. Get ready to crisscross the universe to meet robots on Mars, fly through the clouds of Venus, and dive into underground oceans on icy moons. You will also hitch a ride on a comet, learn ways to spot alien technology,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neon Squid 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 MORAdams, Tom
Summary: "A captivating new gift book featuring over 100 real-life mysteries that might just give you goosebumps! Does the Loch Ness monster really exist? Whatever happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? And where exactly are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Get ready to be amazed as you uncover the world's greatest mysteries, from Bigfoot to the Bermuda Triangle. Including alien abductions, haunted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.94 ADAWinn, Joshua N.
Summary: As recently as 1990, it seemed plausible that the solar system was a unique phenomenon in our galaxy. Thanks to advances in technology and clever new uses of existing data, now we know that planetary systems and possibly even a new Earth can be found throughout galaxies near and far. We are living during a new golden age of planetary discovery, with the prospect of finding many worlds like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2015
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.24Call number: DVD 523.24 SEA
Manley, Curtis
Summary: Follow a young girl as she explores questions about the wondrous search for another Goldilocks planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.2 MANO'Brien, Patrick
Summary: As we look back to the beginnings of the space race, 2009 is also the year for looking forward to humankind's next step toward the stars. In the spirit of books that once imagined colonies on the moon, Patrick O'Brien has created a unique look at your first trip to Mars. Using the most up-to-date designs and theories of what it will take to establish a base on Mars, you are off on an incredible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE OBRWilliams, Dave (Dafydd Rhys)
Summary: Describes how living on other planets would feel, from gas giant Jupiter to tiny Mercury, and explains why humans may want to colonize other planets in the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.4 WILDawson, Delilah S.
Summary: Rose and Paige get more of an adventure than they bargained for as they try out Rose's new invention while explorin the jungles of D'gqr, which leads to the sisters getting separated and the discovery of the goofiest-looking creature in the galxay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STALoeb, Abraham
Summary: "Harvard's top astronomer lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 LOEMiller, Ben
Summary: "The Aliens Are Coming! is a refreshingly clear, hugely entertaining guide to the search for alien life. Miller looks everywhere for insight, from the Big Bang's sea of energy that somehow became living matter, to the equations that tell us Earth is not so rare, to the clues bacteria hold to how life started. And he makes the case that our growing understanding of life itself will help us...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 MILSummary: A documentary that explores the possibility that extra-terrestrial creatures visited Earth thousands of years ago and were responsible for many of the structures built by ancient man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VCI Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHAPasulka, Diana Walsh
Summary: "More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. In American Cosmic, D.W. Pasulka examines the mechanisms that foster a thriving belief in extraterrestrial life. Her work takes her from Silicon Valley to the Vatican Secret Archive and reveals how media has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Sasuga, Yu
Summary: In the late 26th century, overpopulation on Earth is reaching the breaking point, and humanity must find new frontiers. The terraforming of Mars has taken centuries but is now complete. The colonization of Mars by humanity is an epoch-making event, but an unintended side effect of the terraforming process unleashes a horror no one could ever have imagined... Mankind's final nightmare has become...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TERBruneau, Clotilde.
Summary: The Planet of the Giant is a very strange place. The planet itself is a stone giant, and each body part is managed by a different ruler. But ever since Talamus, the controller of the giant's brain, stopped responding to messages and started giving crazy orders, nothing on the planet is working anymore.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LITCherryh, C.J.
Summary: Bren and Illisidi must protect young prince Cajeiri and the human children who have come to visit for his birthday from the dangerous split compromising the Assassin's Guild in the latest novel in the series following "Intruder".
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Publisher / Publication Date: Daw Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHEKrosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: Returning to the Jedi Academy for his third year, Victor Starspeeder must navigate a strict new droid principal's regulations and other school changes that are tied to a mysterious secret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 JEDLoeb, Abraham
Summary: "In New York Times bestseller Extraterrestrial, Avi Loeb, Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, presented a theory that shook the scientific community: our solar system, Loeb claimed, had been visited by a piece of advanced alien technology from a distant star. This provocative and persuasive argument opened thousands of minds to the vast possibilities of our universe and the existence of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 999 LOELubar, David
Summary: When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe. Now all Nicholas wants to do is get back home before his parents find out and ground him forever, but with the Universal Police hot on his trail, that won't be easy. Before it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD LUBSturges, Lilah
Summary: "A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Legendary Comics 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follow along as NASA launches the Mars 2020 Mission, perhaps the most ambitious hunt ever for signs of life on Mars. For the first time, in February 2021, a rover will attempt a risky landing in Jezero Crater, the coveted site of an ancient river delta that could possibly be a cradle of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LOOTrefil, James
Summary: "It is now known that we live in a galaxy with more planets than stars. The Milky Way alone encompasses 30 trillion potential home planets. Scientists Trefil and Summers bring readers on a marvelous experimental voyage through the possibilities of life--unlike anything we have experienced so far--that could exist on planets outside our own solar system. Life could be out there in many forms: on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 TREReinagle, Damon J.
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing space aliens, spaceships, and extraterrestrial settings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peel Productions 1996