Sparrow, Giles

Explores methods used to observe the universe, discussing the history of astronomy, techniques, and advancements in equipment.

Explores the early space pioneers in the 1960s and 1970s, their missions, and the dangers of space exploration; and contains diagrams and illustrations, glossary, and additional resources.

Presents an imaginary tour of the outer solar system's "gas giants" Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and explores some of their major moons; includes statistics, diagrams, and information about the planets' physical properties and conditions.

Presents a tour of Mercury, Venus, Earth and its moon, and Mars and explains how they revolve around the sun, providing statistics and diagrams and discussing the physical properties and conditions of the inner planets.

Contains star charts and diagrams of all eighty-eight recognized constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres, providing information about the naming and mythology, location, and key stars and nebulae of each.

With nearly 200 images, this book presents a tour of our solar system which has been unveiled by a fleet of interplanetary probes.

Describes the makeup of stars, the components of the Milky Way galaxy, and the ways astronomers measure star brightness and perform other star research, and chronicles a star's "life story.".

Traces the history of space exploration, discusses the development of technology that enabled the exploration of the solar system and beyond, looks at the moon landing and other space missions, and considers the future of the space program.

An introduction to planets and moons, discussing the origins of the solar system, the history of planet discovery, the characteristics of Earth and its moon, and conditions on other planets.

An illustrated introduction to the outer planets, showing where they are in the solar system, describing imaginary journeys to learn about conditions on the planets, reviewing the history of exploration, and discussing whether humans could live on Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto.