Space Universe

Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes they're close (just 34.5 million miles apart). Sometimes they need space (250 million miles apart)! Earth and Mars have a lot in common - clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him. His day is seven minutes longer! He is home to the largest volcano in the whole solar system. He's, well, marvelous.

The bell has been rung, and the return of the Reignor has come.

It’s been three years since Esa left her backwater planet to join the ranks of the Justified. Together, she and fellow agent Jane Kamali have been traveling across the known universe, searching for children who share Esa’s supernatural gifts. On a visit to a particularly remote planet, they learn that they’re not the only ones searching for gifted children. They find themselves on the tail of a mysterious being with impossible powers who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the very children that Esa and Jane are trying to save.

Fourteen-year-old Wyatt is having a difficult time dealing with the death of his mother. He often visits the spot where he and his mother would star gaze and dream of what it's like on Mars. Before she died, he told her he intended on traveling to Mars someday. Meanwhile, Herman is a teenage Martian who watches the NASA channel on the teletube and dreams of visiting Earth. One night, he and his friends take a joyride in a spaceship and ends up on Earth, where they accidentally zap Wyatt aboard before flying back home to Mars. Wyatt and Herman quickly become friends—and both like to ...

The marvelous complexity of the universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny. Where did these laws and these constants come from? And why are the laws so fruitful when written in the language of mathematics? Author Peter Atkins considers the minimum effort needed to equip the universe with its laws and its constants. He explores the origin of the conservation of energy, of electromagnetism, of classical and quantum mechanics, and of thermodynamics, showing how all these laws spring from deep symmetries.

We are living in a golden age for discoveries about the universe. Over the last few decades, space exploration has revealed that not only are there habitable environments within our solar system, but there are hundreds of millions of exoplanets within our galaxy that could support life. We are on the cusp of discoveries that will revolutionize our understanding of our place in creation. Yet a profound question remains to be answered: are we alone in the universe? We have never been closer to answering this question.

Killing the bad guy just got a whole lot harder. Eddie and Julianna are perplexed when a major thief strikes a security corporation. They track down the thieves at a top-secret Federation facility. What they learn only creates more problems. They’re dealing with shapeshifters. The Saverus race was thought to be a myth. It turns out they’ve only been hiding, taking on the identity of others. Biding their time. Now they’re trying to steal a device that could tear the entire galaxy apart.

A major new threat to the galaxy.... A political firestorm underway.... Aliens and Humans aligned against each other.... Fortunately, we have Adam Cain to save the day!

O que você pretende fazer quando chegar ao Restaurante no Fim do Universo? Devorar o suculento bife de um boi que se oferece como jantar ou apenas se embriagar com a poderosa Dinamite Pangaláctica, assistindo de camarote ao momento em que tudo se acaba numa explosão fatal? A continuação das incríveis aventuras de Arthur Dent e seus quatro amigos através da Galáxia começa a bordo da nave Coração de Ouro, rumo ao restaurante mais próximo. Mal sabem eles que farão uma viagem no tempo, cujo desfecho será simplesmente incrível.

Andrej Koscuisko is a former Fleet Medical Officer for the enormous totalitarian star empire, the Jurisdiction. But when he served in the Fleet, Andrej's real job was not medicine, at least not primarily medicine, but to act as a torturer of prisoners, whether they had information to give or not. To help him in his duties, Andrej was attended by "bond involuntaries" - slaves - men he'd come to look upon as friends and family. Finally, enough was enough.

In the thrilling conclusion to the Auxiliary Hero Corps trilogy, Kai and his fellow Ascendants face their greatest challenge as a new threat emerges from the depths of space. With the universe's fate hanging in the balance, the Auxiliaries must confront not only this mysterious enemy but also the ghosts of their past and the fractures within their own team. As Kai struggles with the weight of leadership and the consequences of his choices, he uncovers a shocking betrayal at the heart of the Ascendants' mission. He must navigate a web of secrets and lies to save the universe from ...

Returning to find most of the colony slaughtered, Nickie flies into a rampage and goes off to kill the Skaines who did this. Then, at her darkest hour, she learns a valuable lesson about herself, and the true nature of retribution. Meanwhile, her Aunt Tabitha works on her own unique methods for cleaning up the universe. With Ryu beside her, she mis-adventures herself and her Tontos through the seedy underside of Karkat to get their man.

Captain Tory Sabin knows all too well the dangers of the anacapa drive, and that sometimes ships enter foldspace never to return. The ships simply disappear, taking their crews with them. Responding to a distress call from Captain Jonathan "Coop" Cooper, Sabin knows she must race against time to find him and his ship. Because although the Ivoire becomes the latest ship to enter foldspace and not return, she refuses to give up hope. She resolves to find the Ivoire. But her search for answers will lead to truths that will change her life forever.

They once thought dark energy was the ultimate power in the universe. They were mistaken. And now a desperate race is underway to be the first to discover how The Formation helped create life in the universe. But with the power to create life also comes the power to destroy it. This was power even the wise and ancient Aris knew was too great for them to possess. Now imagine what it could do in the hands of a mere mortal...such as Adam Cain.

The Hadarak's call for help does not go unanswered, and the Triad begins to realize just how futile a war against the galaxy's true rulers is.

Experience the timeless allure of the Golden Age of Science Fiction with "Science Fiction Novels Vol. 01: Five Science Fiction Novels" - an extraordinary anthology penned by the visionary authors of the Shadowplay Collective. Journey through five captivating tales that push the boundaries of imagination, captivating readers with their compelling narratives and evocative themes. In "The Poachers of Sato," enter a world of intergalactic intrigue as a team of renegade adventurers battles against ruthless foes in a race to uncover the truth behind a mysterious alien species. With high-stakes ...

¿Cuáles son los mayores retos con los que se presenta el planeta, cuáles las mayores amenazas, dónde buscar la solución a los descomunales problemas con los que se enfrenta nuestra generación y las futuras? El origen y evolución del universo, la naturaleza del tiempo, la estructura de la materia, el infinito,las estrellas fugitivas, las ondas gravitacionales…Estos son algunos de los grandes temas que Rafael Bachiller aborda en este libro tanto desde un punto de vista científico como desde una perspectiva filosófica y humanista.

The long war with the V'kit'no'sat is over, and it's time for humanity's elite Archons to take the next step in their physical and mental development through a mix of training and genetic engineering. No longer will they be humans, but rather something new with a raw power the galaxy has never before seen. Enter the era of the Saiyans.

Fleet sector bases close as the Fleet moves on. Everyone knows and expects it. But still, the announcement that Sector Base E-2 will close - although still 30 years in the future - breeds a mood of tension and anxiety. So when Rajivk Agwu finds two pairs of shoes on a trail near Fiskett Falls but no sign of their occupants, his already heightened senses warn of danger. Those on the base fare no better.

This audiobook is an exploration of infinity and new understandings of our universe which have come to light in recent decades.