Solar system: the Sun & planets books

In this title, astronomer and writer William K. Hartmann reveals all of Mars' glories, with accounts of discoveries...  Read More >>

Within the Office of Space Science of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) special importance...  Read More >>

While various accomplishments have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary...  Read More >>

This book describes the Genesis mission, the solar wind collector materials, the solar wind concentrator and simulations...  Read More >>

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Robert Strom and Anne Sprague present, for the first time, a brand new treatment of the study and exploration of...  Read More >>

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While its basic content and the structure of the chapters are the same, important new topics have been added, including...  Read More >>

The exploration of the planets is the modem counterpart to the exploration voy­ ages of old. People are still fascinated...  Read More >>

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This volume has grown out of lectures addressing primarily graduate students and researchers working in related...  Read More >>

A narrative history of the men and women who have explored Mars and mapped its surface from afar, and in so doing...  Read More >>

Focuses on the approximately 10,000 minor planets that carry a name. This book provides information about the basis...  Read More >>

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A comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge about the atmospheres, composition and structure of Jupiter,...  Read More >>

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Composed of a set of lectures and tutorial reviews, this book stems from a summer school devoted to the gravitational...  Read More >>

Explains the functioning of Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). This book introduces...  Read More >>

Gives a broad synthesis of the knowledge and understanding of the plasma physics behind the aurora, one of the most...  Read More >>

Volume III of a comprehensive three-part guide to celestial objects outside our solar system concludes with listings...  Read More >>

Volume II of a comprehensive three-part guide to celestial objects outside our solar system ranges from Chamaeleon...  Read More >>

Describes the physical features and exploration of the two planets nearest to the Sun, Mercury and Venus.  Read More >>

Introduces the planet Mars, with information about its atmosphere, surface features, and exploration by NASA spacecraft....  Read More >>