Death stars, weird galaxies, and a quasar-spangled universe :
by Taschek, Karen, frey50
Published by : University of New Mexico Press, (Albuquerque :) , 2006 Physical details: ix, 78 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. ISBN:0826332110 (alk. paper); 9780826332110 (alk. paper).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| j 500 - 599 | j522.682 Tas (Browse shelf) | Available | 95535 |
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| j522.1919 She Deep space observation satellites | j522.19764934 Mit Seeing stars : | j522.2919 Bol Mysteries Revealed | j522.682 Tas Death stars, weird galaxies, and a quasar-spangled universe : | j523 Dlu Bizarre space : | j523 Ped Night Wonders | j523 Sim The Universe |
Includes index.
A tour of the Very Large Array -- Other famous telescopes -- Probing the planets : red-hot, icy Mercury, killer winds on Jupiter, and summering on Uranus -- Doughnuts in space : the life and explosive end of stars like the sun -- Death stars and starving black holes -- A zoo of galaxies -- The big bang of the universe -- The future of radio astronomy.
Introduces young readers to the wonders revealed by the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope on the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico.