The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Jackson, Ellen

The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes

60 pp. | Houghton | May, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-618-56325-8 $18.00

(3) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Nic Bishop. Astronomer Alex Filippenko and his research team employ advanced telescopes in a search for supernovae they can use to explore the nature of black holes and dark energy. Jackson's careful and clear explanations of this cutting-edge science, and Bishop's impressive photographs of objects in the universe and the scientists searching for them, are characteristic of this series. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford