The Solar system

Discusses information on Jupiter and Saturn. Details the planets' ring systems, weather patterns, compositions, gravity, interiors, and magnetic fields. Features chapters on space missions, the discovery of the speed of light, and the destructive potential of comet and asteroid collision.

Describes the outer planets of the solar system and details their physical features, their environmental characteristics, and the history of exploration of each planet.

Travels to each of the inner planets in turn and details the physical characteristics as well as the exploration efforts made in order to learn more about our closest planetary neighbors.

Describes dwarf planets and other celestial bodies within the solar system, including asteroids, comets, and meteors, and discusses the nature of the solar system and how and why satellites move in orbit.

Describes the physical nature, land sections, layers, and lifeforms of the Earth.

Illustrations and text present information about the features of the sun, solar activity and eclipses, and the importance of the sun to life on Earth.

Describes the nature and movements of comets and meteors and examines what happens to meteors after they hit the Earth.

Photographs and simple text present information about the nine planets of our solar system.

Photographs and text present information about the surface, orbit, and phases of the moon, its effect on the Earth's tides and lunar exploration.