Galaxies

Betsy Rathburn

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• On the darkest of nights, the white sparkle spanning the sky provides a glimpse at the far reaches of the Milky Way galaxy. But there are trillions mo... Lees meer

Moons

Betsy Rathburn

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• Ganymede, one of Jupiter's 53 moons, is the largest moon in the solar system. It is even larger than the planet Mercury! Moons are found throughout th... Lees meer

Asteroids

Betsy Rathburn

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• About 120,000 pounds of space dust falls to Earth every day. All of this dust comes from asteroids! Asteroids are chunks of rock and metal that orbit ... Lees meer

Solar Interior and Atmosphere

Arthur N Cox

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• Observational data derived from the world's largest solar telescopes are correlated with theoretical discussions in nuclear and atomic physics by cont... Lees meer

Planets

Betsy Rathburn

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• In 2014, exoplanet Kepler-186f was found in the habitable zone of its system's star. It is just one of 40 discovered exoplanets providing information ... Lees meer

Planets, Stars and Nebulae Studied with Photopolarimetry

Tom Gehrels

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• "The polarization study of celestial objects is a valuable part of optical astronomy, and the author has done exceptionally well in bringing together ... Lees meer

Venus II

• Boek | Engels | Space Science
• The final orbit of Venus by the Magellan spacecraft in October 1994 brought to a close an exciting period of Venus reconnaissance and exploration. The... Lees meer

Comets

Betsy Rathburn

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• What has a nucleus, coma, and two tails? Why, a comet, of course! The wonder and mystery of comets has excited humans for centuries, and they continue... Lees meer

Asteroids III

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• Two hundred years after the first asteroid was discovered, asteroids can no longer be considered mere points of light in the sky. Spacecraft missions,... Lees meer

The Sun

Betsy Rathburn

• Hardcover | Engels | Space Science
• The Sun's outermost layer, the corona, is only visible to the naked eye during a total solar eclipse! This important star impacts our daily lives, fro... Lees meer