Telescopes and space probes.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: World Book's solar system & space exploration library
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780716695202
Subjects: Telescopes -- Juvenile literature.; Space probes -- Juvenile literature.; Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Introduction to telescopes and space probes forprimary and intermediate grade students. Includes fun facts, glossary, resource list and index"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 64) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a telescope?; title: Who invented the telescope?; title: What is an optical telescope?; title: How do optical telescopes make; title: The invisible visible?; title: Where are the largest optical telescopes on Earth?; title: What is a radio telescope?; title: What is an infrared telescope?; title: Why would an infrared telescope tag along after earth?; title: What is an ultraviolet telescope?; title: What are x-ray and gamma ray telescopes?; title: What is an observatory and where are they located?; title: What is the largest telescope in orbit?; title: How does Hubble stay in orbit?; title: Why is Hubble so important?; title: What is a space probe?; title: What kinds of facts do space probes collect?; title: For what kinds of mission would a probe be good?; title: What was the space race?; title: Where did early space probes go?; title: When did space probes reach venus, mercury, and mars?; title: How did pathfinder collect facts about Mars?; title: What did Mars's odyssey discover?; title: What are spirit and opportunity?; title: Why were plaques aboard the probes that studied Jupiter?; title: What did the Voyager and Galileo probes discover?; title: What probe continues to orbit Saturn?; title: What has NASA learned from stardust and near?; title: What is "space junk"?; title: Fun facts about telescopes and space probes.