planets

Describes the sun's family of planets, moons, and comets based on information from space probes.

Presents facts about the Moon, the planets, and space exploration through a tour of a planetarium.

Invites the reader on board various rockets as they explore the nine unique planets in our solar system.

The science fiction writer who forecasted satellite communication, shows, in text and computer generated illustrations, how human beings might set up settlements on Mars and transform the ecology of the planet so that water would flow and plants would grow.

Explores what Voyager 1 and 2 have taught scientists about the solar system since they were launched in 1977 to explore the planets and sun.

Cartoon illustrations and text provide information about Mars, discussing whether there is or ever has been life on the planet, the changes of establishing a human colony on Mars, and the possibility of travel to Mars, Includes experiments.

Discusses information about space life within recent years as well as plans for future explorations of space life.

Earth is no longer humanity's only home and new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between, and in the year 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future, and an unexpected death will change the life of Swan Er Hong, a designer of worlds.

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

Incorporates the findings from recent space investigations into a portrayal of the planets and associated satellites, rings, asteroids, and comets.