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Taschek, Karen,
1956-
Death Stars, Weird Galaxies, and a Quasar-Spangled Universe :
The Discoveries of the Very Large Array Telescope /
Karen Taschek.
Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
2006.
ix, 78 p. :
col. ill. ;
26 cm.
Includes index.
Booklist,
5/1/2006.
Science Books and Films,
9/2006.
School Library Journal,
7/2006.
Explores the discoveries made by the Very Large Array radio telescope in San Agustin, New Mexico. Describes the discovery of ice on Mercury and winds on Jupiter and examines the death of stars. Also looks to the future of radio astronomy and includes a glossary of words found in the text.
7-12.
Radio astronomy.
Telescopes.
Galaxies.
Discoveries in science.
Solar system.