Böcker av Dr. Eve M. Vavagiakis

The third book in the captivating Meet the Universe series from MIT Kids Press introduces readers to photons - the particle that sheds light on the universe!Meet the incredible photon - the fundamental particle that makes up light. Thanks to the photon, we can see colours and the world around us - and photons also make up the light we can't see, like radiowaves and X-rays. Travel faster than the speed of light as you join the photon on a fascinating journey to uncover their extraordinary secrets. Then work together with the photon to make new scientific discoveries and change the world for the better. Kid-friendly rhyming text from physicist Eve M. Vavagiakis and luminous artwork from Mike Malbrough will spark young readers' curiosity and have them racing to make their own discoveries.

Journey to the event horizon in this playful, mind-bending introduction to one of our universe's most mysterious marvels, narrated by a black hole itself. Lurking at the centre of our galaxy and in the furthest reaches of space are black holes. Once unseeable and unknowable, these cosmic devourers - sometimes born from the death of stars - swallow even light itself. But what exactly is a black hole? And how do we even know they exist?In a kid-friendly, rhyming narration, the elusive astronomical object introduces itself as both a behemoth star-eater and a shy, rarely-spotted phenomena. Physicist Eve M. Vavagiakis's approachable text is paired with Jessica Lanan's imaginative depictions of a young astronaut venturing where no human has gone before, along with stunning renderings of our fascinating narrator and the final frontier. This second entry in the Meet the Universe series will light readers' curiosity and have them racing to discover more secrets hidden among the stars.