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Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time
What the Hubble Telescope Saw
By Scott, Elaine
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-54724-189-0
- Publisher
- Clarion
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
Gr 5–8—Having played a leading role in helping us to shape our current understanding of the universe, the Hubble Space Telescope has far exceeded its original mission parameters and is currently running strictly on borrowed time. As a fitting memento, Scott offers an array of the instrument's breathtaking deep-space photos, paired with a description of the telescope's components, an account of space shuttle Atlantis's final scheduled repair/maintenance mis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
In 2009, the last approved repair mission for the Hubble Telescope marked the beginning of the end for this remarkable astronomical tool. Scott covers this mission (also one of the last for another NASA achievement, the Space Shuttle) as well as the highlights of the Hubble-supported science and technology advancements of the past two decades. The...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Scott covers the last approved repair mission for the Hubble Telescope (in 2009) as well as highlights of the Hubble-supported science and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on February 1, 2011
Elaine Scott’s enthusiasm for her subject shines through in the lucid prose, thoughtfully placed and informative sidebars, and captions that clarify and enhance the diagrams and photographs. The images from the Hubble Space Telescope are mind-boggling as well as eerily beautiful, including photos that document the seasonal changes of the surface of Pluto and a dramatic supernova explosion in the Crab Nebula—recorded in 1054 by Japanese ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
