meteors

Discusses the physical features of comets and meteors in and around the solar system, covering how they are formed, how they are observed from Earth, what scientists can learn from them, and what happens when they hit objects such as the Moon or a planet.

Discusses unusual sky phenomena and how they affected our earliest ancestors, giving rise to superstitions and myths.

Discusses the characteristics and composition of comets and meteors, explains the myths and mysteries attributed to them, and includes chapters on Halley's Comet, the Oort Cloud, meteor and comet showers, and Shoemaker-Levy 9's recent strike on Jupiter.

Discusses the characteristics of comets and meteors and cites both famous appearances and unexplained mysteries connected with them.

An English translation of Jules Verne's satirical and visionary novel in which a meteor of pure gold careens toward the earth, generating competitive greed among astronomers and chaos among nations obsessed with its trajectory.

Defines and describes comets and meteors, including such famous comets as the recurring Halley's comet, and tells how to look for them.

Details the history of mankind's study of meteorites and examines what these objects tell us about the history of the universe and our planet. Details the impact meteorites have had on the development of life on Earth, arguing that meteor strikes are more often helpful than harmful.

Describes the origins, characteristics, and behavior of comets, meteors, and the largest of the space rocks, asteroids.

Provides information about the origins, composition, and appearances of comets, meteors, and asteroids.