The Sun and Stars

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A personal tour of our special star, the Sun, including its astonishing heat and light power, plus lots of other stars we can see in the night sky. Explore details of the types and lives of other stars: how they are born, and what they can turn into, from nebulae to black holes, white dwarfs to supernovae. Includes ‘Traveller’s Tips’ for surviving the extremes of space, and don’t miss the real-life tour photos at the back.

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Top tips for space travellers! Get to know the Sun and other stars in our Universe in this up-close tour of key cosmic destinations.

The Space Traveller’s Guide: The Sun and Stars is a personal tour of our special star, the Sun, including its astonishing heat and light power, plus lots of other stars we can see in the night sky. Explore details of the types and lives of other stars: how they are born, and what they can turn into, from nebulae to black holes, white dwarfs to supernovae. Includes ‘Traveller’s Tips’ for surviving the extremes of space, and don’t miss the real-life tour photos at the back!

The Space Traveller’s Guide series is the perfect one-stop-shop for space lovers, brought to you by expert astronomy and physics author Giles Sparrow. It includes astounding facts to inspire young space-travel hopefuls, plus humorous cartoons to draw them through the pages, and presents key science learning in an accessible format for readers aged 9 and up.

Contents list, The Sun and Stars: Twinkle, twinkle / The Sun / Flares and spots / The birth of a star / Young stars / Red giants / Planetary nebulae / Stars with company / Supernovae / Neutron stars and black holes / Our galaxy / Other galaxies / Tour snapshots / Glossary / Resources / Index

The series includes: Earth and the Inner Planets, The Outer Planets, The Sun and Stars and Space Exploration

Additional information

Weight 340 g
Dimensions 27 × 21.4 × 0.8 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

523.7 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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