Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes (Scientists in the Field Series)
by Ellen Jackson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618563253
- ISBN 13
- 9780618563258
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
2 Copies Available from This Seller
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The universe is rapidly expanding. Of that much scientists are certain. But how fast? And with what implications regarding the fate of the universe? Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them--with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious force that scientists believe is pushing the universe apart, causing its constant and accelerating expansion.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G0618563253I3N00
- Title
- Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes (Scientists in the Field Series)
- Author
- Ellen Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0618563253
- ISBN 13
- 9780618563258
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 2008
Terms of Sale
ThriftBooks
About the Seller
ThriftBooks
About ThriftBooks
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: