Voyager's Greatest Hits: 8 Tracks for the Epic Trek to Interstellar Space

by Alexandra Siy

Overview

It has been over forty years since the Voyager mission sent the twin space probes into space. They traveled to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and now they journey beyond our solar system into interstellar space, where no probe has ventured before.

Learn the fascinating story of the scientists, how the Voyager probes work, where the probes have been and what they’ve seen, and what they carry on board—including the Golden Record, a recording of sounds and images about life on Earth.

Critically acclaimed science writer Alexandra Siy chronicles the ongoing saga of the Voyagers in a lively story full of nail-biting moments, inspiring scientists, and incredible NASA images.

An engaging and captivating STEM title that deserves a place in most libraries—School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW

A lively, informative, and inspiring story of space exploration—Kirkus Reviews

A timely introduction to the Voyager mission—Booklist

It's an engaging and readily accessible account of a remarkable—and ongoing—scientific success story—Publisher's Weekly

Chicago Public Library’s 2017 Best of the Best Books selection

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607349556
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	06/13/2017
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	30 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Alexandra Siy is the author of several science books for children, including Spidermania: Friends on the Web (Holiday House), Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet, and Mosquito Bite, recipient of the Orbis Pictus Honor Award. She is also a regular contributor to The Nonfiction Minute.

Read an Excerpt

The year is 1990, and Voyager 1 is speeding through space at 39,000 miles per hour (17.43 kilometers per second). Its camera has been turned off for ten years in order to save power and memory for future exploration.
            But the urge to look back and take one last glance at home is irrepressible. So on February 14 the camera aboard Voyager 1 is turned on for a few minutes. From 3.7 billion miles (59.5 billion kilometers) out, Voyager 1 snaps sixty photos to make the most distant portrait of the solar system ever. It is a valentine from outer space.
            The image of planet Earth is so small it is easily missed: a “pale blue dot” in a vast void. But the message is clear. It is a note to humanity, signed in a sunbeam: Take good care.