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Gr 5–7—Loomis chronicles the work of astronomer and solar physicist Shadia Habbal. Habbal and her team traveled around the world to study solar eclipses. The purpose of this research was to learn more about the sun, how it works, how the solar system operates, and the forces that control its movement. Readers learn this "risky research" is expensive, challenging, and involves venturing to remote and sometimes inaccessible locations. While the text describes several places where Habbal conduc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More