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The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE: SUPERNOVAE, DARK ENERGY, AND BLACK HOLES
by Ellen Jackson
illustrated by Nic Bishop
Houghton Mifflin;ISBN: 9780618563258;$18;2008


Join astronomer, teacher, and researcher Alex Filippenko and the High-Z Supernova Search team as they investigate celestial anomalies. Striking NASA photographs amplify the clear, logically organized text in this latest entry in the Scientists in the Field series.

Suggested for ages 10 - 14

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