planets

Text and illustrations, diagrams, tables, and charts present information on such astronomical topics as our solar system, galaxies, black holes, and space exploration.

Presents a comprehensive full-color guide to the stars and planets, and contains maps of all eighty-eight constellations, detailed moon maps, and information on eclipses, comets, and meteors.

Imperial Auditor Lord Miles Vorkosigan is sent to Komarr to investigate an accident in which a solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the planet was shattered by a runaway spaceship, but he finds himself unwelcome in the domed cities and must hasten to stop a plot that could result in his exile.

A discussion of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto, and how to observe them.

Discusses the movements, location, and characteristics of the eight planets and one dwarf planet in Earth's solar system.

Contains instructions for more than twenty-five building projects and activities which teach children ages nine and up about the solar system.

Full-color illustrations describe the solar system, including comets, asteroids, and the planets; their average temperatures; length of their days; and distances from the sun.

The Fantastic Fifteen solve the puzzle of the strange salad the planetarium teacher has left for them.

Illustrations, diagrams and brief text describe the sun, the moon and neighboring planets.

Examines the stars, planets, and smaller objects in the universe and discusses space exploration, unidentified flying objects, and our future in space.