Stars and galaxies

Titre
Stars and galaxies

Ellen. Fried

Sommaire
Discusses how stars cluster into galaxies and how galaxies move apart as the universe expands. Describes the properties of stars and the life cycle of a star. Identifies our place in the Milky Way galaxy and explores the vast universe of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Describes how increasingly powerful tools allow scientists to look ever deeper into the universe.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2004

Earth science

Description matérielle
32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Table des matières
Introduction: a new view -- Stars: a universe of suns -- Galaxies: islands in space -- Picture this: our place in space -- Telescopes in space: looking ever deeper -- Thinking like a scientist: interpreting data -- Hands-on science: the expanding universe -- Science notebook -- Glossary.

Terme de vedette-matière
Stars.
 
Galaxies.
 
Astronomy.
 
Space telescopes.

Terme géographique
Milky Way -- Juvenile literature.
 
Milky Way.

Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif
National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Vedette secondaire - titre
local

Résumé
Discusses how stars cluster into galaxies and how galaxies move apart as the universe expands. Describes the properties of stars and the life cycle of a star. Identifies our place in the Milky Way galaxy and explores the vast universe of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Describes how increasingly powerful tools allow scientists to look ever deeper into the universe.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780792245742

Informations de publication
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2004.


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