Hamilton, Sue L.

Provides a brief overview of the methods scientists use to explore the night sky, focusing on the large telescopes that have been launched into space to collect images of distant galaxies, stars, and planets.

Provides a brief overview of the robots and rovers that are used by NASA to explore space, describing how they work and what they have taught astronomers about the universe.

Provides a brief overview of space exploration, describing how scientists have studied distant galaxies as well as other planets in the solar system.

Highlights momentous first in the history of space exploration, including the first animals and humans in space, the first American to orbit Earth, the first woman in space, the first spacewalk, and the first people to live in space.

A pictorial history of entertainment, featuring a century-by-century look at significant events and achievements in the field, from the 1000s through the 1900s.

A pictorial survey of the way people around the world have dressed over the past 1000 years.

A pictorial history of developments in buildings over the last millennium.

A ship officer's account of the Titanic's last hours.

An account of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, describing the spill and its aftermath.

An account of the Challenger explosion.