Solar System: The Sun & Planets

On July 21, 1969, the first man set foot on The Moon. When Neil Armstrong was asked if this made him feel big, he answered: No, it made me feel rea...

In this time of uncertainty, millennials are asking the cosmos for answers. - The Guardian. These are indeed luna-tic times: people have, once...

Simone Marchi presents the emerging story of how cosmic collisions shaped both the solar system and our own planet, from the creation of the Moon ...

This book implements several outstanding features which are helpful to the general reader. It is organized in the form of a ''Questions and Answers...

Moons come, quite literally, in all shapes and sizes. Our Moon is just one of more than 200 moons in the Solar System that we've identified so far....

Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond.Univer...

This is volume 3 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research covering subjects of key interest t...

In the summer of 1878 three ruthless and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a total solar eclipse. One sought to discove...

With this newly revised 7th edition of Universe: Solar System, Stars, and Galaxies, International Edition Mike Seeds' and Dana Backman's goal is to...

Ever wondered how it all began? How it will all end? And while we're waiting, what's been going on in the meantime? From the Big Bang to the Big C...

Nearly all major planets and moons in our Solar System have been visited by spacecraft and the data they have returned has revealed the incredible ...

Planet formation studies uniquely benefit from three disciplines: astronomical observations of extrasolar planet-forming disks, analysis of materia...

Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet d...

What is life and where can it exist? What searches are being made to identify conditions for life on other worlds? If extraterrestrial inhabited wo...

Saturn is the showcase of the Solar System. It may not be the largest of the planets, nor the smallest, nor even the only planet with rings. But it...

Comet presents the amazing story of the Rosetta space probe and its interstellar voyage to the comet Tchoury. Its mission to find clues to the ori...

In these rich pages, veteran science journalist Leonard David explores the moon in all its facets, from ancient myth to future Moon Village plans. ...

A spectacular pictorial history of astronomical exploration, for anyone who has gazed at the sky and wondered what lies beyond From the beginning o...

Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed from ancient times up to the 1990s, when the internet took off as a medium of scient...

Thanks to NASA's Dawn mission, the last half-decade has witnessed a significant advance in our understanding of Ceres. The largest object between t...

Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and the bodies orbiting it - that we knew. Now, we know thousand...

From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASAs most vital and...

This is a work that examines the many mysteries and anomalies regarding our Moon. It has been said that there is no scientific consensus of opinion...

So staggering you go whoa! every few seconds Guardian Really impressive Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morn...

So staggering you go whoa! every few seconds Guardian Really impressive Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morn...

The Sun, which is our own star at the center of the Solar System, gives rise to all life on Earth and is the driver of photosynthesis in plants and...

A fascinating and informative look at studies of the Sun throughout history, beautifully illustrated with images from the Science Museum's collecti...

An essential reference source on Mars exploration from space, blending scientific and historical data with detailed and unique illustrations. This ...

In astrology, each planet in our solar system is symbolically associated with specific archetypes, characteristics, themes and patterns in human ex...