The 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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Main Author: Jackson, Ellen, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books, 2008.
Series:Scientists in the field.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:60 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55) and index.
ISBN:9780618563258
0618563253