Seven wonders of the Milky Way / David A. Aguilar.
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TextDescription: 79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cmISBN: - 9780451476869
- 0451476867
- 523.113 AGU 23
- QB857.7 .A38 2018
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| 523.1 LAB The Milky Way and other galaxies / | 523.1 NAR Mysteries of the universe / | 523.1 TYS Startalk :everything you ever need to know about space travel, sci-fi, the human race, the universe, and beyond /with Neil deGrasse Tyson. | 523.113 AGU Seven wonders of the Milky Way / | 523.2 BON The Solar system / | 523.2 DEN Space | 523.2 HAK Voyager |
Includes bibliographical references (page 78) and index.
The Great Nebula in Orion: Stellar nursery -- Omega Centauri: Oldest stars in the Milky Way -- UY Scuti: Biggest star in the Milky Way -- J1407B: Strangest planet in the Milky Way -- TRAPPIST-1: Most earthlike planets in the Milky Way -- The Hourglass Nebula: most beautiful object in the Milky Way -- Tabby's Star: Weirdest object in the Milky Way -- Other wonders to wonder about -- Beyond the Milky Way -- Under the stars -- Keep exploring.
Blast off to the oldest star in our galaxy, zoom around planetary nebulae dubbed "the butterflies of space," circle past humongous, ringed exoplanets, and close in on newly discovered orbs that just might support alien life. David Aguilar, former Director of Science Information at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and creator of Cosmic Catastrophes and Seven Wonders of the Solar System, takes us on a unique space journey through the Milky Way.
10 & up.
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