Bibliograph

Black holes and other bizarre space objects, David Jefferis

Type

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Black holes and other bizarre space objects, David Jefferis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black holes and other bizarre space objects

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

David Jefferis

Series statement

Science frontiers

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.6, 1.0, 106585

Summary

Examines the black hole, black hole hunters, what we could find in the future, and more

Table Of Contents

What is a black hole?: the making of a black holes -- Singularity and disc: identifying a black hole and its parts -- Black hole hunters: spacecraft that track down black holes and other space objects -- Where are they?: Black holes are scattered across the universe -- Energy beams: huge bursts of energy far away in space -- Target earth?: are black holes a danger to our planet? -- Starbirth: black holes may actually help create new stars -- Wormhole highways: could we use black holes for space travel? -- Other bizarre space objects -- Micro stars: looking at white dwarfs and neutron stars -- Weird worlds: strange new planets that circle distant stars -- Danger in space!: Explosions, collisions, and other deadly space events -- Coming soon?: with new spaceprobes and telescopes, what could we find in the future? -- Reference section -- Discovery timeline: the history of astronomy, from early skywatchers to the near-future -- Glossary and web watch terms and concepts explained -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

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