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• The Effort

  Holroyde, Claire,

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  If you want a global race to save the world, try this twisty story about an asteroid threatening life as we know it and the NASA scientist on the Near-Earth Object Studies team working to save everything.

• The New Guys

  the Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel

  Bagby, Meredith E.,

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  For a look at real-life astronauts, try this book about NASA's class of 1978, the first to include women and people of color. The author uses nearly 100 interviews with the subjects of the story, offering a thorough and fascinating chronicle.

• First Man

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  Want more Ryan Gosling in space? This movie about Neil Armstrong and the Apollo mission can fill that brief.

• Hole in the Sky

  a Novel

  Wilson, Daniel H. (Daniel Howard), 1978-

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  A first contact novel that takes place on Earth instead of in space, this has real X-Files vibes and plenty of humanity and heart.

• A City on Mars

  Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

  Weinersmith, Kelly,

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  So what's the science between deep space travel and living anyway? This engaging and well-researched read can catch you up on space life logistics.

• Sunshine

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  With more chills but equal thrills, this sci-fi movie also centers on our planet's sun dying at an unprecedented rate, and the team sent out to address the problem.

• In the Quick

  a Novel

  Day, Kate Hope,

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  In a high-stakes race against time, two young people work to solve a scientific problem and bring home a missing crew of astronauts.

• Chasing Space

  An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances

  Melvin, Leland, 1964-

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  If you'd rather read about the real-life adventures of an astronaut, grab this engaging memoir by Melvin, who not only went to space but also played in the NFL.

• The Farthest

  Voyager in Space

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  The fascinating details of Voyager are captured in this moving documentary. Also available on Hoopla!

• The Deep Sky

  Kitasei, Yume,

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  The Phoenix is secretly undermining their mission to colonize a new planet. Are the crew's bonds strong enough to solve the mystery and get The Phoenix back on course?

• An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

  Hadfield, Chris

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  Astronaut Hadfield's creative memoir walks readers through something he learned from NASA: prepare for the worst, and enjoy every moment of it.

• Farscape. The Complete Season One

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  An Earth astronaut makes some alien friends in this creative and foundational series, though the scientific grounding of "Project Hail Mary" doesn't really make an appearance here.

• The Wanderers

  Howrey, Meg

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  If you want the science front and center, plus some interesting relationships, try this read about a crew prepping for a Mars mission by spending 17 months living in a wildly realistic simulation.

• Gemini

  Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story

  Kluger, Jeffrey,

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  For readers intrigued by past space exploration, this well-researched and carefully written book about the Gemini missions is a fascinating read.

• Dark Matter. Season 1

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  Another adaptation of a beloved sci-fi book, this series follows a physicist instead of a space traveler, but it's no less thrilling.

• The Calculating Stars

  Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969-

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  An alternate history that looks at American space travel through the lens of a woman astronaut as one step on a journey to creating a mid-20th-century Mars colony.

• Spin

  Wilson, Robert Charles, 1953-

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  As the sky goes dark, sun, moon and stars vanishing into inky blackness, three friends witness the shift, and this novel follows them across time as humanity learns more about the strange field encasing the world.

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