Exoplanets: Worlds Beyond Our Solar System

by Karen Latchana Kenney

Book Overview

Until the mid-1990s, scientists only guessed that the universe held exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system. But using advanced physics and powerful telescopes, scientists have since identified more than three thousand exoplanets. This work has revealed fascinating worlds, including a planet that oozes lavalike fluids and a planet that glows bright pink.

Even more fascinating, scientists think that some exoplanets might contain life...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512400866
• ISBN13: 9781512400861
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary