Discovering new planets

Titre
Discovering new planets

Mae, Jemison

Sommaire
There are eight planets in our solar system, and there could be billions more throughout space. Astronomers have been working for decades to locate and identify all of the planets they can. Readers will discover what methods these scientists use, how new technology has helped them see further than ever, and why some scientists think that faraway planets could be home to life forms unlike anything on Earth.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2013

A true book

Description matérielle
48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Note générale
"Dr. Mae Jemison and the 100 Year Starship" --- T.p.

Table des matières
Balls of rock and gas -- Searching for planets -- Planets outside our solar system -- A closer look -- Planets like Earth.

Terme de vedette-matière
Planets.
 
Astronomy.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Rau, Dana Meachen.

Résumé
There are eight planets in our solar system, and there could be billions more throughout space. Astronomers have been working for decades to locate and identify all of the planets they can. Readers will discover what methods these scientists use, how new technology has helped them see further than ever, and why some scientists think that faraway planets could be home to life forms unlike anything on Earth.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780531240632

Informations de publication
New York : Children's Press, c2013.


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