Watch This Space: Stars, Galaxies and the Milky Way
No. of pages 32
Published: 2016
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Discover the sparkling world of stars, from their beautiful births to their dramatic deaths. Learn about our very own star, the Sun, as well as best-friend binary star pairs and dense neutron stars. Gaze at gorgeous galaxies and marvel at the Milky Way. Find out the answers to questions such as:
* What's inside the Sun?
* Where are the Pillars of Creation?
* Why do stars twinkle?
* How fast does a pulsar spin?
* Which galaxy is a cannibal?
* How long would it take to travel across the Milky Way?
Perfect for the new curriculum, this fascinating title is packed full of astounding information and number-based jaw-dropping facts and figures to inspire future astronauts and space scientists.
This book is part of a book series called Watch This Space .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .
Clive Gifford is a writer and editor of many bestselling quiz books.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: STARRY SKIES
- 2: OUR NEAREST STAR
- 3: A PROTOSTAR IS BORN
- 4: MAIN SEQUENCE STARS
- 5: SEEING STARS
- 6: STAR QUALITY
- 7: STRANGE STARS
- 8: STAR DEATH
- 9: SUPERNOVA
- 10: NEUTRON STARS AND PULSARS
- 11: GALAXIES
- 12: GALAXY TYPES
- 13: THE MILKY WAY
- 14: GLOSSARY
- 15: FURTHER INFORMATION
- 16: INDEX
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