Bibliograph

Are there other Earths?, by Michael Portman

Type

Label

Are there other Earths?, by Michael Portman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Are there other Earths?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

798263822

Responsibility statement

by Michael Portman

Series statement

Space mysteries

Summary

Readers will find out about the other planets that scientists have discovered through accessible text, fact boxes, and photographs. They will be introduced to scientific tools including the Kepler telescope, which has assisted in locating many planets outside of our solar system

Table Of Contents

What's out there? -- Our universe -- Galaxies and stars -- The solar system -- The Goldilocks zone -- Too hot, too cold -- Exoplanets -- Planet hunting -- Hot giants -- The transit method -- Kepler -- The search goes on -- Into the future

Target audience

primary

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