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Cosmology -- Juvenile literature.
Extrasolar planets -- Juvenile literature.
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Cosmology -- Juvenile literature.
Extrasolar planets -- Juvenile literature.
MARC Display
Alien planets / [writer: Darlene Stille].
World Book, c2010.
Call #:
523
.24
A398
Subjects
Cosmology -- Juvenile literature.
Extrasolar planets -- Juvenile literature.
Series
Explore the universe.
ISBN:
9780716695516
0716695510
Description:
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- What is a planetary system? -- What is in the solar system? -- Focus on: how the solar system formed -- What is an extrasolar planet? -- What was the first extrasolar planet found? -- How many extrasolar planets have been discovered? -- How many other planetary systems are there? -- How far away are other planetary systems? -- Do most other planetary systems have stars like the sun? -- Focus on: what other planetary systems might be like -- Is it hard to find extrasolar planets? -- How do astronomers look for extrasolar planets? -- Focus on: the transiting method for finding extrasolar planets -- Which planet-finding method have astronomers used the most? -- Have scientists ever seen an extrasolar planet? -- Are any extrasolar planets like Earth? -- What is a super-Earth? -- What is a pulsar planet? -- Focus on: what extrasolar planets might look like -- What is a gas giant? -- What is a hot Jupiter? -- What is a hot Neptune? -- What makes Earth right for life? -- Is there life on extrasolar planets? -- Why is the size of an extrasolar planet important? -- How will scientists know if there is life on an extrasolar planet? -- Are there new ways to search for extrasolar planets?
Summary:
An introduction to extrasolar planets, with information about their formation and characteristics. Includes diagrams, fun facts, a glossary, a resource list, and an index.
Other authors:
Stille, Darlene R.
World Book, Inc.
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Woodlawn Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
523.24 A398
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