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Author Jackson, Ellen, 1943-

Title The mysterious universe : supernovae, dark energy, and black holes / text by Ellen Jackson ; photographs and illustrations by Nic Bishop.

Imprint Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books, 2008.

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 Burlington Public Library - Middle School Books  M523.8 JACKSON    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 523.8 JAC    Check Shelf
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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 523.8 JACKSON    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Juvenile Nonfiction  J 523.8 JACKSON    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 523.8 J AC    Check Shelf
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Description 60 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Series Scientists in the field
Scientists in the field.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55) and index.
Contents Blast from the past -- Pinpricks of light -- Two dazzling domes -- Darkness everywhere -- Black holes behaving badly -- Bibliography & resources -- Glossary -- Index.
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.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.5 2.0 121990.
Subject Supernovae -- Juvenile literature.
Dark energy (Astronomy) -- Juvenile literature.
Black holes (Astronomy) -- Juvenile literature.
Astronomy -- Juvenile literature.
Supernovae.
Dark energy (Astronomy)
Black holes (Astronomy)
Astronomy.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Computers.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Curiosities & Wonders.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Machinery & Tools.
Astronomy. (OCoLC)fst00819673
Black holes (Astronomy) (OCoLC)fst00833708
Dark energy (Astronomy) (OCoLC)fst00887853
Supernovae. (OCoLC)fst01138973
Astronomy.
Black holes (Astronomy)
Dark matter (Astronomy)
Supernovas.
Genre/Form Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Literature.
Added Author Bishop, Nic, 1955- photographer, illustrator.
ISBN 9780618563258 (hardcover)
0618563253 (hardcover)
9780547519920 (paperback)
0547519923 (paperback)
9780606339933 (Turtleback)
0606339930 (Turtleback)
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