Explores seven wonders of planetary gas giants in Earth's solar system, including the auroras of Saturn, the great red spot of Jupiter, the great wall of Uranus's moon Miranda, the Hershel crater on Saturn's moon Mimas, the oceans of Jupiter's moon Europa, Saturn's rings, and the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io.
Profiles seven notable asteroids, comets, and meteors, including the Ceres asteroid, Ganymede, the largest of a group of asteroids known as Earthgrazers, Halley's comet, the Borealis Basin, the Kuiper belt, and the Perseid meteor shower.
Explores the science behind seven mysteries of the universe, including information on the largest known galaxy and star, the Crab Nebula, the most Earthlike extrasolar planet, pulsars, the sculptor supercluster, and the Tarantula Nebula.
"Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets"--Provided by publisher.
"The moons of our solar system feature extreme and potentially life-hosting environments. This book delves into the science behind the fascinating properties of various moons and explains why astronomers search for life on moons"--Provided by the publisher.
the radical theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton
Miller, Ron
Describes how a group of European scientists, including Copernicus, Kepler, Brahe, Galileo, and Newton, overturned the centuries-old accepted view of a geocentric universe and how these scientists risked their reputations and even their lives to challenge the very heart of Catholic dogma and scientific tradition.
This book tells the story of rockets, from the invention of rockets in China nearly two thousand years ago to their initiation as fearsome weapons of war to space shuttles that are complex, multistage rockets.
This book describes space exploration, from the first attempts to fly rocket-powered vehicles to the first humans to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere and leave footprints on the moon.
