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Searching beyond the stars : seven women in science take on space's biggest questions

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  • Author: Mortillaro, Nicole
    Contributor: Key, Amanda
    Date:
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    2024
    Summary:

    An in-depth look at the lives and accomplishments of seven extraordinary women in the world of astronomy and space study. With a focus on feminist and stem-related content, this non-fiction book is written by a Senior Science Reporter for CBC.

    Contents:
    • Opening up the universe
    • Navigating this book
    • Leading the race : Katherine Johnson takes us into orbit
    • Ears on the sky : Jill Tarter listens for alien technologies
    • Talking space : Emily Lakdawalla brings science to the people
    • Planetary rover : Tanya Harrison roams Mars
    • Life beyond Earth : Sara Seager searches for alien planets
    • Running hot or cold : Renée Hložek predicts how the universe will end
    • Peering through the clouds : Ashley Walker and the making of other worlds
    • Into the great unknown
    • Pioneering women in STEM.
    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, Math and science, Biographies and autobiographies, Juvenile nonfiction
    Subject(s): Space sciences | Women astronomers | Women in astronomy
    Original Publisher: Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CELA
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781038454355, 1038454352