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Author:

Aguilar, David A.

Title:

Planets, stars, and galaxies : a visual encyclopedia of our universe / written and illustrated by David A. Aguilar ; contributing writers Christine Pulliam & Patricia Daniels ; [foreword by Dennis A. Tito].

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

191 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Solar system--Pictorial works.
Galaxies--Pictorial works.
Astronomy--Pictorial works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191) and index.

Contents:

Foreword / Dennis A. Tito -- Introduction / David A. Aguilar -- What we know: Universe began with a Big Bang -- Accidents happens -- ''Seeing'' into space -- There are other Solar Systems -- Tour of the Solar System: Our new Solar System -- Grand tour -- Venus -- Mercury -- Sun -- Mars -- Ceres & the Asteroid Belt -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Kuiper Belt -- Pluto -- Eris -- Oort Cloud -- Comets -- Earth -- To the stars and beyond: Milky Way seen from Earth -- Constellations-Sky dreams -- Everything we see in history -- What is the Milky Way? -- Changing universe -- Life cycle of a star -- Nebulas-Star nurseries -- Star sizes, types of stars -- Death of stars like the Sun -- Death of giant stars -- Supernova remnants -- Neutron stars & pulsars -- Gamma Ray bursts -- Black Holes -- Failed stars-Brown dwarfs -- How planet form -- Other worlds -- Globular clusters -- Galactic zoo -- Our next-door neighbors -- Colliding galaxies -- Clouds of Magellan -- Clusters and walls -- Hubble Ultra Deep Field -- Dark matter -- Accelerating universe -- How the universe will end -- Other universes -- Are we alone?: Perfect world -- What is life? -- Other life in Solar System -- Are there other intelligent beings? -- Alien life-Not what we're used to -- What about UFOs? -- Dreams of tomorrow: Space engineering -- Space hotel -- Turning Mars green -- Solar sailing -- Exploring the universe -- Time line of Solar System -- Time line of humans on Earth -- Time line of astronomy to 1961 -- Time line of astronomy 1963 to the present -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits -- Additional reading and web sites.

Summary:

The latest discoveries about our universe to keep readers updated on the latest developments in space.

ISBN:

1426301715
9781426301711
9781426301704
1426301707

OCLC:

(OCoLC)159919505

LCCN:

2007061234

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