The mysterious universe
Subtitle: supernovae, dark energy, and black holes
By: text by Ellen Jackson ; photographs and illustrations by Nic Bishop.
Series: Scientists in the field
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780618563258
Subjects: Supernovae -- Juvenile literature; Dark energy (Astronomy) -- Juvenile literature; Black holes (Astronomy) -- Juvenile literature; Astronomy -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: Follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them--with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious force that scientists believe is pushing the universe apart, causing its constant and accelerating expansion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-55) and index.