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1) Black holes
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"An examination of the science behind the astronomical phenomena known as black holes, including relevant theories and history-making discoveries as well as topics of current and future research" "--Provided by publisher.
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The universe is rapidly expanding. Of that much scientists are certain. But how fast? And with what implications regarding the fate of the universe? Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas...
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"In 1916, Einstein became the first to predict the existence of gravitational waves: sounds without a material medium generated by the unfathomably energy-producing collision of black holes. Now, Janna Levin, herself an astrophysicist, recounts the story of the search, over the last fifty years, for these elusive waves--a quest that has culminated in the creation of the most expensive project ever funded by the National Science Foundation ($1 billion-plus)....
13) My brief history
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The physicist explores his life and intellectual evolution.
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By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe.
At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes.
Today, across the
...15) Black holes
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Provides information about black holes, explaining how stars become black holes, looking at the types of black holes, and discussing what is inside a black hole and how scientists study them.
16) Black holes
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Explains the nature and formation of the cosmic phenomenon known as a black hole.
17) Black holes
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Discusses the history of black holes, the scientific theory of how they are formed, and what they may be able to tell us about the future.
18) Black holes
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Provides information about black holes, explaining how stars become black holes, looking at the types of black holes and discussing what is inside a black hole and how scientists study them.
20) Black holes
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Discusses how we know about black holes, how they affect matter around them, and what would happen if you got inside one.