Discovering New Planets

Discovering New Planets

A True Book
by Astronaut Mae Jemison and the 100 Year Starship Foundation
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Perfectbound, 48 pages
Current Retail Price: $6.95
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In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison made history by spending eight days in Earth's orbit, making her the first black woman ever to visit space. Twenty years later, Dr. Jemison is pushing space travel forward again with her 100 Year Starship Foundation. In this new True Book series, readers will join Dr. Jemison as she guides them on a tour of the solar system.

There are eight planets in our solar system, and there could be billions more throughout space. Astronomers have been working for decades to locate and identify all of the planets they can. Readers will discover what methods these scientists use, how new technology has helped them see further than ever, and why some scientists think that faraway planets could be home to life forms unlike anything on Earth.

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