Presents a look at planets, stars, meteors, comets, black holes, and Earth, as well as explaining what it takes to train and be an astronaut and what it feels like to break through the Earth's atmosphere.

Product Description: Written by active research scientists who study the volcanism of Earth and of other planets, the contributions provide the first general review of volcanic activity throughout the Solar System. Successive chapters describe past and present volcanic activity as it is observed throughout the Solar System...read more

Product Description: From an American hero and dedicated scientist: A compelling introduction to the changes taking place in Earth's climate, written for the audience that matters most to our planet's future. Beginning with Sally Ride's unique, astronaut's-eye view of Earth's fragile atmosphere, Mission: Planet Earth describes how water, air, and other climate systems shape our world, and how a disruption in one part of the system can spread through the entire planet...read more

Enhanced with full color photos, the evolution of the solar system is examined and explored through scientific facts about the sun, the earth, and all the planets with a review of their past and present day composition, potential for sustaining living organisms, and more.

Complete with photographs from the NASA file, this in-depth book describes the various explorations of Mars while providing details about its landscape, atmosphere, similarities to Earth, and more.

The first American woman astronaut to journey into outer space discusses the experience of living and working in the weightlessness of space and explains how astronauts train and adapt to the special environment of space.

Shows what the spectacular view from space reveals about our planet, and explores the relationships among the earth's atmosphere, oceans, land masses, and the place that living things occupy in the planetary environment

Shows what the spectacular view from space reveals about our planet, exploring relationships among the earth's atmosphere, oceans, landmasses, and the place that living things occupy in the planetary environment.

Describes the twelve-year Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, including details of the spacecraft and their discoveries