Space! At the Library!

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brian cox's adventures in space and time bbc series
nova universe revealed pbs and bbc series
Cosmic careers: exploring the universe of opportunities in the space industries by Alastair Storm Browne and maryann karinch
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Dreams of Other Worlds: the amazing story of unmanned space exploration by chris impey and holly henry
the sirens of mars: searching for life on another world by sarah stewart johnson
imagined life: a speculative journey among the exoplanets in search of intelligent aliens, ice creatures, and supergravity animals by james trefil and michael summers
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod Weinstein
Mae among the stars by Roda Ahmed
endurance: a year in space, a lifetime of discovery by scott kelly
An astronaut's guide to life on earth: what going to space taught me about ingenuity, determination, and being prepared for anything by col. chris hadfield
Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr
the last american hero: the remarkable life of john glenn by alice l. george, narrated by john pruden
We could not fail: the first African Americans in the space program by richard paul
a long way to a small, angry planet by becky chambers
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy: the illustrated edition by douglas adams, illustrated by chris riddell
how rory thorne destroyed the multiverse by k. eason
all systems red by martha wells
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
the vanished birds by simon jimenez
autonomous by annalee newitz
leviathan wakes by james s.a. corey

Have you seen the new images of space from the James Webb Telescope?

Stephen's Quintet image from Webb, NASA 2022
Stephan's Quintet, which consists of a group of five galaxies ranging between 40 and 290 million light years away from Earth

We have and we're excited!

In addition to birds, octopuses, dinosaurs, plants, chess, cats, football, real estate, kelp, swimming, astrology, funny internet graphics, The Beatles, and art (to name a few of our department's enthusiastic specific interests), we also like space!

Keep reading for some resources to learn more about space and even a little fiction to expand your imagination.

Lego man gif yelling "Spaceship!"

Watch a variety of streaming videos from Films on Demand's Astronomy collection, including NOVA's Universe Revealed and the BBC's Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time.

Access databases at home by using the links provided and logging in using your Durham Tech username and password (same as for Self-Service or Sakai).

You can also explore our nonfiction about outer space, including some jobs if you're inspired to gaze up at the night sky.

Adventure to space with through our interstellar biographies and memoirs.

Or imagine alternate worlds with our space fiction, ranging from classic to contemporary, hopeful to a bit bleak, Murderbot to space fairy tales.

And for those of you who may want to just revel in some space images and some relaxing music, may we recommend the following video? [The Library cannot be held responsible for whatever weird ads YouTube decides to share with you.]

https://youtu.be/y7BovWhXvHc
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