Forty Ways to Know a Star

Reach for the stars and discover just how much these cosmic objects can tell us about the universe! Forty Ways to Know a Star explores 40 different ways astronomers study stars, from their brightness and temperature to their size, age, and life cycles. Written by astrophysicist Jillian Scudder, this fascinating guide makes big ideas about astronomy approachable and shows how studying distant stars can help us understand the cosmos around us.