Books with title The Universe

What would it have been like to walk the lava-filled earth four and a half billion years ago? Or take your first step on the surface of the moon?And what would you do if robots took over the world?In their series of novels, George's Secret Key to the Universe, Lucy and Stephen Hawking imagined what great adventures one boy might have if he travelled through space. But the books were based on real-life facts - and together Lucy and Stephen collected an incredible wealth of information about everything from life on Mars to the secrets of black holes. For the first time this non-fiction content has been collected into one astonishing volume, with brand new content for 2020, including facts about genetics, conspiracy theories and climate change.Beautifully illustrated and absolutely bursting with amazing facts and figures, this is the perfect guide to everything you've ever wanted to know about our world and beyond.

Bob Benedict is one of the few scientists able to make contact with the invisible, dangerous world of The Thresholders and return - sane! For years he has tried to transport - and receive - matter by transmitting it through the mysterious, parallel Threshold. At first his efforts met only with failure and madness. But now The Thresholders have risen in fury. Somehow Bob Benedict must make one more trip into that land of peril and pacify them before they succeed in hurling his planet - piece by piece - into the oblivion of infinity.

A hands-on experience of astronomy and its Creator! Created with 3rd through 8th-grade students in mind, the course uses simple experiments and fact-finding problems to bring to light God’s design of this massive and intricate universe. Students will gain a better understanding of... Important discoveries of great scientists like Kepler, Galileo, and Newton, and how their words impact us today The history of astronomy, from the first observations of space, the creation of the telescope, the history of flight, and more God’s magnificent hand in creation, encouraging their faith through the reading of Scripture. The Universe: From Comets to Constellations helps students become engaged in the scientific process through their own natural curiosity. Using everyday household items, the inexpensive experiments help bring science to life.

Amy has left the life she loves for a world 300 years awayTrapped in space and frozen in time, Amy is bound for a new planet. But fifty years before she's due to arrive, she is violently woken, the victim of an attempted murder. Now Amy's lost on board and nothing makes sense - she's never felt so alone.Yet someone is waiting for her. He wants to protect her; and more if she'll let him. But who can she trust amidst the secrets and lies? A killer is out there - and Amy has nowhere to hide . . .

Life beyond death. Bounding through the cosmos. On the edge of imagination, can he recover from devastating loss?The Missouri-Kansas border, 1963. Eleven-year-old Teddy DeXue misses his late sister with all his heart. Fascinated by the power of moonlight against darkness, he enters an astral plane – and meets a wise master with an offer of help. But his ethereal journey takes a galactic leap when his best friend gives him strange crystal amulets, thrusting him into an adventure across the stars.With a lunar-powered car, a supernatural cat, and his childhood pal in tow, Teddy is confronted with the science and spirituality of light. And if he can make his way through the cosmos and unlock the crystals’ remarkable energies, he might just hold his sister one last time.Will Teddy finally find the answers he seeks, or will he return to Earth heartbroken?Ride The Universe is the first book in a dazzling science fiction fantasy series. If you like enlightened awakenings, ancient philosophies, and magical realism, then you’ll love Mark Rues’s mind-bending coming-of-age story.Buy Ride The Universe to pierce truth’s veil today!

Book 1 in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Gallactica and Passengers!WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SURVIVE ABOARD A SPACESHIP FUELED BY LIES?Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the spaceship Godspeed. She has left her boyfriend, friends--and planet--behind to join her parents as a member of Project Ark Ship. Amy and her parents believe they will wake on a new planet, Centauri-Earth, three hundred years in the future. But fifty years before Godspeed's scheduled landing, cryo chamber 42 is mysteriously unplugged, and Amy is violently woken from her frozen slumber.Someone tried to murder her.Now, Amy is caught inside an enclosed world where nothing makes sense. Godspeed's 2,312 passengers have forfeited all control to Eldest, a tyrannical and frightening leader. And Elder, Eldest's rebellious teenage heir, is both fascinated with Amy and eager to discover whether he has what it takes to lead.Amy desperately wants to trust Elder. But should she put her faith in a boy who has never seen life outside the ship's cold metal walls? All Amy knows is that she and Elder must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill again.

A brother searches the cosmos for his dead sister. Love and Death have a story to tell.In the Missouri-Kansas border of 1962, eleven-year-old Teddy's older sister dies in a family outing.Teddy dreams of otherworldly Moonlight lighting a dark path to reunite him with his sister. Teddy needs allies to find his way. He has a vision of a legendary ancient Chinese man, Fu Hsi, who encourages him to believe there is more to death than death.Teddy's best friend, Tem, shows him ancient Egyptian crystals that flash strange lights of blues, greens, and reds.Fu Hsi teaches the boys, through dreams, the way of the ancients; how life transforms under the powers of the crystals.The boys believe the crystals may hold powers to the mysteries of life. They have to decide if they should test Fu Hsi's wisdom, to travel the path of darkness and light. But whatever they decide, that Moonlight beckons Teddy to find Jean.

Inside this remarkable guide to outer space, you'll find everything from detailed planetary topography to the most current facts and figures about our amazing Universe. In addition to extensive maps of outer space, this atlas also includes constellation charts; diagrams and cross sections of space objects like asteroids and meteorites; the latest information on space shuttles and missions; and stunning, oversize images that capture exploding supernovas and distant galaxies, Designed for the next generation of space enthusiasts, Atlas of the Universe contains everything you need to navigate the night sky -- and the farthest reaches of the cosmos.

In the magical land of Emilaba the only group that can possibly keep the peace are the Zaubators. The Zaubators are a band of noble warriors who use magical weapons that give them extraordinary abilities. They are the only thing standing between the innocent people of Emilaba and the Ferean. A species of merciless giant insects that exist only to kill and destroy. As if that weren’t enough the Zaubators have another evil to fight against called the Deators. While the Zaubators use there magical weapons to protect and defend the Deators use magical weapons to dominate and conquer. By the will of their dark master Ferverous the Deators wage war against the Zaubators and they will not stop until Ferverous rules Emilaba with an iron fist. Our story focuses on Brilan a blonde 14 year old boy who wants nothing more than to be a Zaubator. He gets his wish when fate gives him a magical weapon unlike any other. A weapon called the universe key. When he shows the key to his teacher Ignis he thinks the key might be able to open an ancient door that holds an extremely powerful secret behind it. He found the door many years ago but he could never open it. Now with the universe key he has a chance. So Ignis, Brilan and his little sister Clara must go on a dangerous journey to find old friends, fight new enemies and discover a power that might just end the war between the Zaubators and the Deators before the world tears itself apart.