planets

Profiles each of the planets in Earth's solar system, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, MakeMake, the sun, the Oort cloud, comets, and more.

Presents an illustrated discussion of ice dwarfs, Kuiper Belt Objects, Trans-Neptunian Objects, Pluto, and other relatively small bodies in the solar system such as asteroids, meteoroids, comets, and moons.

Examines the planets of the solar system including which planets are the gas giants, how many moons are around Mars, and discusses the great red spot on Jupiter, the volcanoes on Venus, and the red surface of Mars.

A introduction to the search for and discovery of planets outside our solar system and what life may be like on such distant worlds.

Explores the solar system, with sections on planets, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and the Sun.

Discusses the Voyager space probes and the information they have brought back about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Describes the functions of the Voyager spacecraft, as well as what it has helped us to learn about other planets in the solar system.

An introduction to the planets of our solar system and other features such as asteroids, meteoroids, comets, and moons.

In a question-and-answer format, this book describes characteristics of the different planets, the sun, the moon, the stars, and outer space.

Dr. Quasar gives a group of children a tour of the solar system, describing each of the planets from Mercury to Pluto.