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A journey through the universe : a traveller's guide from the centre of the sun to the edge of the unknown / New Scientist.

By: Material type: TextBoston, MA : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2022Edition: Paperback edition 2022Description: xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text, still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 978-1-529-38197-9
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • CIR 629.4 N53211 2022
Summary: Introduction -- Star one -- Worlds of iron and rock -- Among the giants -- The wild frontier -- The life of stars -- The afterlife of stars -- A trillion planets -- Mysteries of the Milky Way -- Galaxy quest -- Flashes and crashes -- Conclusion -- Fifty ideas. "A journey through the universe is a grand tour of the most amazing celestial objects and how they fit together to build the cosmos. As for the end of the journey - nobody knows. But getting there will be fun."--Page 4 of cover. "Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit, fly out of the solar system and keep going. What do you see along the way? Page 4 of cover.
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Books Grade School Learning Resource Center General Circulation Non-fiction CIR 629.4 N53211 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GS19838

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Star one -- Worlds of iron and rock -- Among the giants -- The wild frontier -- The life of stars -- The afterlife of stars -- A trillion planets -- Mysteries of the Milky Way -- Galaxy quest -- Flashes and crashes -- Conclusion -- Fifty ideas. "A journey through the universe is a grand tour of the most amazing celestial objects and how they fit together to build the cosmos. As for the end of the journey - nobody knows. But getting there will be fun."--Page 4 of cover. "Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit, fly out of the solar system and keep going. What do you see along the way? Page 4 of cover.

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