Solar System: The Sun & Planets

Planetary atmospheres is a relatively new, interdisciplinary subject that incorporates various areas of the physical and chemical sciences, includi...

"Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?" If the question caused you to search your memory, the correct answer would have been "no." A common res...

Astrophysical research has led to the detection of thousands of planets outside the Solar System. About one-tenth of the extrasolar planets discove...

Two models for the origin of the Solar System, the Nebula Theory and the Capture Theory, are discussed by protagonists, Simon and Steven respective...

Two models for the origin of the Solar System, the Nebula Theory and the Capture Theory, are discussed by protagonists, Simon and Steven respective...

Ongoing studies in mathematical depth, and inferences from `helioseismological' observations of the internal solar rotation have shown up the limit...

The book begins with a historical review of four major theories for the origin of the Solar System in particular, or of planets in general, which h...

The present well-established study of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, the exoplanets, was reviewed by the author in his earlier book Wan...

The present well-established study of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, the exoplanets, was reviewed by the author in his earlier book Wan...

This book traces the development of ideas about the origin of the Solar System from ancient times to the present day. A survey of more modern ideas...

Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World presents the most comprehensive description in book form of what is currently known about Titan, the largest sa...

This book is an exposition of classical mechanics and relativity that addresses the question of whether it is possible to send probes to extrasolar...

This book is an exposition of classical mechanics and relativity that addresses the question of whether it is possible to send probes to extrasolar...

The study of presolar meteoritic grains is a new inter-disciplinary field that brings together topics from nuclear physics to astronomy and chemist...

The space vehicle spectaculars of recent years have been revealing the full scope and beauty of our own solar system but have also shown that a gro...

There are several textbooks available on solar astronomy which deal with advanced astrophysical aspects of solar physics, and books which provide v...

The space vehicle spectaculars of recent years have been revealing the full scope and beauty of our own solar system but have also shown that a gro...

There are several textbooks available on solar astronomy which deal with advanced astrophysical aspects of solar physics, and books which provide v...

A Note from the Author: On August 24, 2006, at the 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Prague, by a majority vot...

Many astrophysical bodies produce winds, jets or explosions, which blow spectacular bubbles. From a nonmathematical, unifying perspective, based on...

This revised edition describes our current understanding of the sun -- from its deepest interior, via the layers of the directly observable atmosph...