{"id":15080,"date":"2026-04-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15080"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:16:25","slug":"g-is-galaxy-mapper-the-luminous-discoveries-of-astrophysicist-helene-curtois-by-allie-summers-sian-james-picture-book-a2z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15080","title":{"rendered":"G is GALAXY MAPPER: the Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Helene Curtois, by Allie Summers & Sian James (Picture Book) #A2Z"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Helene observed.
Helene questioned.
Helene had ideas.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in the French Alps, Helene Curtois loved to look at the night sky through her binoculars – and wondered what was beyond the moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At university, she studied astrophysics, the science of how natural objects in space (like the moon) begin, grow, and interact. When she was ignored because she was a woman, Helene remembered the brilliant women scientists who’d made discoveries before her and decided to go even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She fell in love with galaxies seen through the university’s professional telescope and decided to map these swirling islands of stars and dust in the night sky, to become a cosmographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling to the best telescopes around the world, Helene and her scientific team observed and mapped thousands of galaxies and discovered they were all moving toward one place, a supercluster of galaxies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is beyond the moon? Now we -and Helene- know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Includes a timeline of Helene’s life (ongoing!), glossary of galactic terms, notes on other fiercely intelligent women in astronomy, selected bibliography, and “where is a good location to build a professional telescope.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want a quick intro to a subject that’s completely new to you? Grab a non-fiction picturebook!
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Book info:<\/strong> Galaxy Mapper: the Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Helene Curtois \/ Allie Summers; illustrated by Sian James. MIT Kids Press, 2025. [illustrator site https:\/\/www.sianjames.com\/<\/a> ] [publisher site https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/787573\/galaxy-mapper-the-luminous-discoveries-of-astrophysicist-helene-courtois-by-allie-summers-illustrated-by-sian-james\/<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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