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A Black Hole Is Not A Hole

AuthorCarolyn Cinami DeCristofano

NarratorTara Sands

Duration1h 16m

CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, Science

Key StageKS2

PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing

VersionUnabridged

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If a black hole is not a hole, then what is it? Find out what black holes are, what causes them, and how scientists first discovered them. Learn how astronomers find black holes, get to know our nearest black-hole neighbor, and take a journey that will literally s-t-r-e-t-c-h the mind.

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