| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
Explore the universe |
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Explore the universe.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index. |
| Summary |
"An introduction to unusual objects and phenomena in the universe. Includes diagrams, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
How big is the universe? -- Where is the solar system in the universe? -- What is the observable universe? -- How far into the universe can we see without a telescope? -- Why is it dark in space? -- How does light travel through the universe? -- Focus on: hungry cores -- Is space a total vacuum? -- What was the big bang? -- What existed before the big bang? -- What is the cosmic background radiation? -- Is the universe expanding? -- What is the universe expanding into? -- What are high-energy cosmic rays? -- Focus on: gamma-ray bursts: outshining the universe -- What is dark energy? -- Where did matter come from? -- What is dark matter? -- What do we know about black holes? -- What are micro black holes? -- Are there planets orbiting stars besides the sun? -- Is there life in other parts of the universe? -- Focus on: the universe's largest magnets -- Could the universe be made of strings? -- Could there be universes besides our own? -- What is time? -- Is time travel possible? |
| Subject |
Cosmology -- Juvenile literature.
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Astronomy -- Juvenile literature.
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Galaxies.
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Solar system.
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Astronomy.
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Outer space.
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Universe.
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Cosmology.
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Astronomy. (OCoLC)fst00819673
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Cosmology. (OCoLC)fst00880600
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| Genre/Form |
Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Juvenile works.
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Literature.
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| Added Author |
World Book, Inc., publisher.
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| ISBN |
9780716624837 (hardcover) |
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0716624834 (hardcover) |
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9780716624868 (ebook) |
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