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Learn the secrets of planet-hunters as they search for planets beyond our solar system. Is there more to a star than meets the eye?
Take a trip to an alien world and encounter wobbling stars, frozen moons, and boiling oceans. Stunning illustrations and cutting-edge science make this book a first in the field. Includes a glossary and index.
Take a trip to an alien world and encounter wobbling stars, frozen moons, and boiling oceans. Stunning illustrations and cutting-edge science make this book a first in the field. Includes a glossary and index.
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In the past decade, astronomers have discovered more than a hundred new planets beyond the solar system. This accessible book for children introduces them to some of the strange new worlds detected, and helps them understand the ways scientists have found these planets. Spectacular imagery rendered by renowned artist Lynette Cook well complements the vivid astronomical descriptions. Astronomy for kids has never been more fun!
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The hunt for new planets is on!
Learn the secrets of planet hunters as they search for planets beyond our solar system. What's the best way to find distant planets? What does it mean when you see a wobbling star? Where do scientists hope to find new forms of life?
Join the quest for new worlds and discover frozen moons, boiling oceans, and other strange alien landscapes.
"Truly wonderful and unique. The explanations are accurate and suitable for children, and the pictures are... marvels." -Geoff Marcy, Discover magazine's Space Scientist of the Year for 2003
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- PublisherCharlesbridge
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1570916179
- ISBN 13 9781570916175
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorCook Lynette R.
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