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Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For readers too young for Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry, this whimsical and well-founded picture book takes a leaf from a cookbook to show readers how the universe came into being. To bake a universe, you'll need a heaping pile of nothing. That's right, not a single thing! Just make sure you have enough. When you are happy with your amount of nothing, gather it all up and pop it on a baking tray. Alec Carvlin's breaks down the Big Bang...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Join Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw in exploring our universe's most mysterious inhabitants, how they are formed, why they are essential components of every galaxy, including our own, and what secrets they still hold, waiting...
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is one of the leading physicists of her generation, at work on the origins of spacetime at the intersection of particle physics and astrophysics. She is also one of the fewer than one hundred Black women to earn a PhD in physics. In The Disordered Cosmos, Prescod-Weinstein shares with readers her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.” —Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. From astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our search for extraterrestrial life, questions we stand ready to answer. Everyone is curious about life in the Universe, UFOs and whether ET is out there....
Author
Publisher
Paidós
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Epistolario que reúne la correspondencia que Neil ha mantenido durante dos décadas con personas de todo el mundo, en la que ha recibido consultas tan diversas como el origen del universo, los valores familiares, el significado de la vida o el porqué de los fenómenos paranormales."--Cover
Tyson shares 101 letters from people across the globe who have sought him out in search of scientific answers
A luminous companion to the phenomenal bestseller...
Author
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On the edge of burnout, Vern decides to return to his family in the Sunshine State to start over. Starting a new dead-end job as a custodian at Quasar--a local science facility with a shady motive--he shrugs on his uniform, grabs a mop and bucket, and trudges off to clean up... Black holes? Space-time anomalies? Galactic ooze? Things aren't entirely what they seem at Quasar, and when Vern accidentally plugs in a mysterious machine and finds himself...
217) Astronomy for kids: how to explore outer space with binoculars, a telescope, or just your eyes!
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"One of the coolest things about outer space is that anyone can explore it. All you have to do is go outside and look up! In Astronomy for Kids, planetary scientist Bruce Betts helps you find and name the amazing objects in the night sky and shares fun facts about them. From stars and constellations to the planets and their moons, the northern hemisphere has plenty to see as long as you know what to look for and where to look"--Page 4 of cover.
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