Robots help us understand our universe. Some fly to distant planets. Others work alongside astronauts in space. And some drive across the surface of Mars. How do these robots work, and what are they doing today? Read this book to find out!
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The first brown dwarf sits at a distance quite far from Epsilon Indi, well beyond the equivalent orbits of the major planets in the Earth's solar system. The second brown dwarf circles the first. Brown dwarfs are substellar objects ...
Curiosity, the robot geologist, is one in a long line of robots that have visited some of our solar system's most inhospitable places. In this fascinating title, we look at space robots from the past and those at work today.
Rovers on Mars have given humanity a wealth of knowledge about this planet, and machines that repair shuttles and other equipment are invaluable to astronauts. In this exciting STEM exploration, readers learn about space robots.
"Simple text and full-color photographs describe eight different space robots and the work these robots do."--
In Robots in Space expert space journalist Dr Ezzy Pearson delves into the fascinating robotic history of space exploration, from distant times when stars were an unreachable godly mystery, through the intense Space Race following the ...
Rovers on Mars have given humanity a wealth of knowledge about this planet, and machines that repair shuttles and other equipment are invaluable to astronauts. In this exciting STEM exploration, readers learn about space robots.
It's a robot's world; we just live in it. Read this exciting series to find out about how robots help us run our homes, build our goods, and explore our world. Have you read them all? Book jacket.
The main content and sidebars delve into the technological and scientific side of creating robots and how important they’ve become to space exploration.
"Discusses how robots are used to explore planets and other bodies in space, advances in space robotics, and what we can learn from the data these robots gather"--Provided by publisher.