comets

Discusses asteroids, comets, and meteorites that can be found in our solar system, and includes information about the asteroid belt and Halley's Comet.

A comprehensive discussion of Venus with information on neighboring Mercury, asteroids, and comets. Includes numerous tables and figures.

In the year 2024 Vice President Charlie Haskell is at the new American Moonbase for its opening ceremonies when an amateur astronomer discovers a gigantic new comet headed straight towards the Moon. With only five days until impact evacuation of all personnel seems improbable and the panic on Earth is of epic proportions.

Discusses the origin and nature of comets, the latest theories surrounding them, and answers questions for the general reader.

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

Examines the phenomena of comets, asteroids, and meteors in our universe.

Introduction to meteorites, comets, and asteroids and includes a fictional short story about a collision between Earth and a comet.

Text and pictures describe asteroids, comets, and meteors, and how astronomers search for them.

Describes what comets, asteroids, and meteors are made of and how they form, explains how scientists study them, and discusses collisions with Earth.