Screen LibraryThe mysterious universe : supernovae, dark energy, and black holes /
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 str...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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. |
| Carrier Form: | 60 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-55) and index. |
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9780618563258 : 0618563253 |
| Index Number: | QB843 |
| CLC: | I712.8 |
| Call Number: | I712.8/J124-1 |
| Contents: | Blast from the past -- Pinpricks of light -- Two dazzling domes -- Darkness everywhere -- Black holes behaving badly -- Bibliography & resources -- Glossary -- Index. |