Journey to the Exoplanets 1.2
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Explore the mysterious planets outside our Solar System in this new immersive iPad app from Scientific American and Farrar, Straus and Giroux. APP OF THE WEEK The International #1 iPad Book App Bronze Medal Winner: Lovie Award for Best Tablet App, Education & Reference FWA Mobile of The Day (MOTD) Award Shortlisted, FUTUREBOOK AWARD Selected one of USA Today s 10 Coolest Book Apps for Fall Journey to the Exoplanets is a groundbreaking hands-on introduction to the distant planets that continue to be discovered outside our Solar System. This app lets you: - VIEW OVER ONE HUNDRED STUNNING IMAGES: From Hugo-award-winning illustrator Ron Miller - VISIT THE SURFACES OF EXOPLANETS: Use your iPad s accelerometer or gyroscope control to get a panoramic look around an exoplanet s surface, as if you are really there. - PLANET BUILDER: Create your own exoplanet with the 3D Planet Builder feature. - FILTERING STARLIGHT: See how different types of stars change the appearance of plants on exoplanets with the Filtering Starlight feature. - STARS IN 3D: Interact with the 3D Star feature, which shows twenty stars within fourteen light years from the Sun. - PINCH AND ZOOM: Zoom in on the planets in the Exoplanets Gallery. - AUDIO TOUR GUIDE: Listen to commentary from astrobiologist Caleb A. Scharf as you interact with the images in the Exoplanets Gallery. - GUIDED TOUR: Learn all about exoplanets with Scientific American Contributing Art Director Edward Bell. - TIMELINE: Take a journey through the multi-touch timeline of key discoveries in the history of astronomy. - SIZE CHART: Compare and contrast the size of different exoplanets in the Planet Size Chart. - LITTLE SCIENTIST: Try out basic astronomy experiments. - EXPERT VIEWS: Read essays and a Q&A from planetary experts including Lawrence Krauss, Jim Kasting, Sara Seager, and Scientific American s John Matson - READ A FOREWORD AND WATCH A VIDEO INTRO: From Scientific American Editor-in-Chief, Mariette DiChristina. - AND MUCH, MUCH MORE Provides science buffs, space art enthusiasts, backyard astronomers, and young adults with an extraordinarily rich experience. Until we figure out teleportation and hyperdrive, Journey to the Exoplanets is the next best thing to being there. E]xtends beyond beauty and visuals to conceptual tools that allow users to play with the very principles of planet building -- Greg Bear, Tor.com An out-of-this-world pick for its wealth of information, rich media and interactive projects for budding astronomers. Marc Saltzman, USA Today Journey to the Exoplanets turns your iPad into a starship. What an amazing app! Allen Steele, award-winning author of Coyote and Hex [T]akes exoplanets out of the realm of fuzzy dots on your screen and into mind-blowing images territory. . . . Gizmodo Journey to the Exoplanets has many features to captivate audiences of all ages and skill levels. Astrobiology magazine
Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Compatible with iPad.
About Journey to the Exoplanets
Journey to the Exoplanets is a paid app for iOS published in the Reference Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Journey to the Exoplanets is HPHLP. The latest version released by its developer is 1.2.
To install Journey to the Exoplanets on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2011-09-14 and was downloaded 1 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Journey to the Exoplanets as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Journey to the Exoplanets on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Journey to the Exoplanets is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
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- After Journey to the Exoplanets is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
