What is a black hole and what does its existence mean? The lastest research on these and other questions is explored inside this book. Easy-to-read text takes readers on a journey through space and explores its most mysterious occupants as well as other bizarre space objects. Up-to-date pictures and clear text introduce new technology and interesting facts about
far-off space. Other topics explored include
• how black holes suck matter from nearby stars
• how some explorers believe black holes may be gateways for exploring the universe
• magnetic fields of stars
• the birth and death of stars
• telescopes and space probes that search for black holes