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4) Angelmass
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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Deep in space lies the black hole known as Angelmass, so called because it emits enigmatic particles with the unusual ability to render humans calm, reasonable, and incapable of lying-which would normally be seen as a good thing. But not by everyone. For while Empyrean human colonies on the edge of the galaxy utilize the power of the "angels," the Earth-based Pax empire views the emissions as a threat that could be used to subvert humanity. Academic...
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English
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At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Join Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw in exploring our universe's most mysterious inhabitants, how they are formed, why they are essential components of every galaxy, including our own, and what secrets they still hold, waiting...
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English
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Neil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding audiences through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays that he wrote for Natural History magazine across a myriad of cosmic topics, from astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry's feeble efforts to get its night skies right. Tyson introduces us to the physics of black holes by explaining the...
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Ben Braver volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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When the baddest of bad guys threatens the world with a giant black hole, Ben Braver is the only one who can stop him. Ready or not, Ben's about to learn what it really means to be a hero.
11) Black holes
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's Powerkids Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes the formation and composition of black holes and the forces connected with them.
12) Black holes
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the science behind the spatial phenomena known as black holes.
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Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[1999], c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the phenomenon of black holes, explains why astronomers think they exist, what causes them, what they are like inside, and the search to find black holes in space.
19) Heartlight
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Kate and her grandfather use one of his inventions, combining psychic power with quantum physics, to travel faster than the speed of light on a mission to save the sun from a premature death.
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Series
Choose your own adventure volume 97
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
The reader's decisions control the course of an adventure in which two spaceships travel to investigate a black hole.
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