{"product_id":"death-stars-weird-galaxies-and-a-quasar-spangled-universe-the-discoveries-of-the-very-large-array-telescope-9780826332110","title":"Death Stars, Weird Galaxies, and a Quasar-Spangled Universe: The Discoveries of the Very Large Array Telescope","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1931, Karl Jansky was hired by AT\u0026amp;T to search for sources of static that might interfere with radio waves for transatlantic communications. Jansky identified static from thunderstorms and random radio noise from devices on Earth, but he also found a radio hiss from the Milky Way galaxy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter World War II, astronomers constructed more radio telescopes with greater sensitivity to faint radio signals from space. In the 1970s, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory built the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope, on the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico. The VLA is well equipped to hunt for strange objects and solve astronomical mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe VLA receives radio signals from outer space. Most are so faint, a blastingly strong signal would be a cell phone ringing on the moon, 238,900 miles away from Earth. The VLA has shown ice on the burning-hot planet of Mercury, has discovered a burst of brand-new star formations, and has probed dying and exploding stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Taschek introduces young readers to the wonders revealed by the VLA. She begins with basic information on our solar system and our own Milky Way galaxy and then extends the discussion to galaxies billions of light-years from Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading level: 14 years and up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Taschek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.26h x 7.06w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826332110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films Best Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 389 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2007 pg. 82 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaschek, Karen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Karen Taschek is the author of fourteen young adult books on horses, including \u003ci\u003eHorse of Seven Moons\u003c\/i\u003e, the prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Risen Horse\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeath Stars, Weird Galaxies, and a Quasar-Spangled Universe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHanging with Bats\u003c\/i\u003e, and is coeditor for the \u003ci\u003eBarbara Guth Worlds of Wonder Science Series for Young Readers\u003c\/i\u003e (University of New Mexico Press).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40201481551987,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_322c4759-ae71-44ce-9c39-9de7bffef4d8.jpg?v=1656166206","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/death-stars-weird-galaxies-and-a-quasar-spangled-universe-the-discoveries-of-the-very-large-array-telescope-9780826332110","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}