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Adult Nonfiction

Cover of The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

Cover of When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach by Ashlee Vance

When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach by Ashlee Vance

Cover of Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark by Sarafina El-Badry Nance

Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark by Sarafina El-Badry Nance

The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos by Jaime Green

The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos by Jaime Green

Cover of How to Die in Space: A Journey Through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena by Paul M. Sutter

How to Die in Space: A Journey Through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena by Paul M. Sutter

Cover of The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers by Emily M. Levesque

The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers by Emily M. Levesque

Cover of American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley

American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley

Cover of Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Philip Plait

Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Philip Plait

Cover of The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier

The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier

Cover of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Cover of Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw

Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw

Cover of The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson

The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson

Cover of What's Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions by Paul C.W. Davies

What's Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions by Paul C.W. Davies

Cover of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Cover of Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly and Margaret Lazarus Dean

Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly and Margaret Lazarus Dean

Youth Nonfiction

Cover of Space Tools by David Armentrout and Patricia Armentrout

Space Tools by David Armentrout and Patricia Armentrout

Cover of The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet: Everything You Need to Know, from Training to Re-Entry by Terry Virts

The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet: Everything You Need to Know, from Training to Re-Entry by Terry Virts

Cover of Sky Gazing: A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, and Constellations by Meg Thacher

Sky Gazing: A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, and Constellations by Meg Thacher

Cover of Mae Jemison by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Mae Jemison by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Cover of Pluto!: Not a Planet? Not a Problem! by Stacy McAnulty

Pluto!: Not a Planet? Not a Problem! by Stacy McAnulty

Cover of Space on Earth: How Thinking Like an Astronaut Can Help Save the Planet by Dave Williams and Linda Pruessen

Space on Earth: How Thinking Like an Astronaut Can Help Save the Planet by Dave Williams and Linda Pruessen

Cover of The Sky Is Not the Limit by Jérémie Decalf

The Sky Is Not the Limit by Jérémie Decalf

Cover of Mars Rovers by Jessica Cohn

Mars Rovers by Jessica Cohn

Cover of The Night Sky by Marion Dane Bauer

The Night Sky by Marion Dane Bauer

Cover of Space Missions by Arnold Ringstad

Space Missions by Arnold Ringstad

Cover of Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets by Arnold Ringstad

Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets by Arnold Ringstad

Cover of Skygazing: Explore the Sky in the Day and Night by Anna Claybourne

Skygazing: Explore the Sky in the Day and Night by Anna Claybourne

Cover of How to Spacewalk: Step-by-Step with Shuttle Astronauts by Kathryn Sullivan and Michael J. Rosen

How to Spacewalk: Step-by-Step with Shuttle Astronauts by Kathryn Sullivan and Michael J. Rosen

Cover of Earth vs. Mars by Mari Bolte

Earth vs. Mars by Mari Bolte

Weird Science: Space by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Weird Science: Space by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Cover of The International Space Station by Rebecca Rector

The International Space Station by Rebecca Rector

Cover of What Are Planets? by David Armentrout and Patricia Armentrout

What Are Planets? by David Armentrout and Patricia Armentrout

Cover of The Inner Planets by Christina Leaf

The Inner Planets by Christina Leaf

Covers of Galaxies and Deep Space by Lisa Regan

Galaxies and Deep Space by Lisa Regan

Cover of Visiting Pluto: The New Horizons Mission by Francis Spencer

Visiting Pluto: The New Horizons Mission by Francis Spencer