Astronomy /by Liz Kruesi ; content consultant, David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, Vanderbilt University.

Kruesi, Liz,

Astronomy /by Liz Kruesi ; content consultant, David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, Vanderbilt University. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits - Cutting edge science + technology .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1. Going the distance -- chapter 2. Beginning a cosmic exploration -- chapter 3. The tools of astronomy -- chapter 4. Simulating the universe -- chapter 5. The universe's beginning -- chapter 6. Planets around other stars -- chapter 7. The energetic universe -- chapter 8. The dark universe -- chapter 9. Exploring the future.

This book covers the hottest topics in deep space, including exoplanets, black holes, and dark matter, as well as the amazing telescope technology that makes this work possible.



9781680770902 9781680770070


Astronomy.


Electronic Books.

QB46 / .A887 2016