Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time : What the Hubble Telescope Saw
From the Publisher Have you ever wished you could travel back in time? Or visit a galaxy light-years away? Or see a star being born? The Hubble telescope has allowed scientists to do just that. The Hubble’s dazzling images have transformed astronomy, shedding light on the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, sparking new discoveries and […]
When Is a Planet Not a Planet? : the Story of Pluto
Children's Literature: Unless you have not been reading the papers, you know that there has been a major controversy about whether Pluto should be considered a full-fledged planet or reclassified as a dwarf-planet. In this book Scott recaps a lot of the history of astronomy, including some of the great names and their discoveries?Ptolemy, Copernicus, […]