Beyond the solar system
Subtitle: from red giants to black holes
By: Steve Parker
Series: The Earth and space; Earth and space
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780750249249
Subjects: Juvenile literature
Description: SPACE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. Each book in this series examines how we know what we know about the Earth and beyond and charts the history of these discoveries. The series also examines how much is still to be discovered and what plans are in place for future explorations. Ages 9+.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Our planet in space; title: Pattern sin the stars; title: Our galaxy: The Milky Way; title: Galaxies beyond our own; title: Clusters of galaxies; title: Birthplace of the stars; title: What starlight tells us; title: Bright or Dim?; title: How far is a star?; title: Dwarves and giants; title: Star pairs and groups; title: Stars with planets; title: Super explosion; title: Black holes; title: The depths of space; title: The universe; title: The big bang; title: Is anyone out there?; title: How we observe beyond the solar system; title: The future.