Planetary

Uncover the mysteries, wonders and natural history of Mars: as close as you'll get to an eye-witness perspective of the incredible 'Red Planet'. 'Impassioned and thought-provoking, it's a highly readable work of popular science' The Observer ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047661Author Chris ImpeyFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Gorgeously illustrated with NASA photography, the large-format (12 x 12 inches) NASA Missions to Mars examines everything from the first tentative steps toward the fourth planet to the 2021 landing of rover Perseverance and beyond. Space exploration has...

One of the most potent questions we ask about the cosmos is: are we alone? From astrobiology to exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks Zone', Jaime Green traces our understanding of what and where life in the universe could be, drawing on the long tradition of...

Uncover the mysteries, wonders and natural history of Mars: as close as you'll get to an eye-witness perspective of the incredible 'Red Planet'. 'Impassioned and thought-provoking, it's a highly readable work of popular science' The Observer ...

The most distant planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune were unknown by the ancients - Uranus was discovered in the 1780s and Neptune only in the 1840s. Our discovery and observation of both planets has been hampered by their sheer distance from...

Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon and can even tip entire planets over...

A tour of the Solar System's tallest, hottest, coldest and weirdest volcanoes - and a look inside what makes them erupt. The volcano - among the most familiar and perhaps the most terrifying of all geological phenomena. However, Earth isn't the only...

From myth to Musk, astrology to astronomy, Dr Stuark Clark selects the very best writing about the Red Planet. From its very first sighting, Mars has been a source of fascination for humanity. Named for the Roman god of war, this red planet has been...

Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon and can even tip entire planets over...

A History Today Book of the YearA world-renowned astronomer and an esteemed science writer make the provocative argument for space exploration without astronauts.Human journeys into space fill us with wonder. But the thrill of space travel for astronauts...

A tour of the Solar System's tallest, hottest, coldest and weirdest volcanoes - and a look inside what makes them erupt. The volcano - among the most familiar and perhaps the most terrifying of all geological phenomena. However, Earth isn't the only...

From a planet with a hexagonal storm to the home of the Solar System's largest volcano, our neighbouring bodies are unique and fascinating places. Where else would you find somewhere with days longer than its years? Humanity's understanding of planets...

A tour of Mars in the human imagination, from ancient astrologers to modern explorers. Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, its geologic kinship with Earth, and its...

"Every kid's dream is captured in the pages of this ACC Art Book depicting more than 60 years of space exploration, from the foundation of NASA in 1958 to the launch of the James Webb telescope in 2021." - Calibre Magazine "On almost 300 pages we can...

On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its instruments on the long mysterious icy worlds of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781998109746Author National Aeronautics and Space AdminFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803621111Author Luke Phil RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Eclectic Editions LimitedPublisher Eclectic Editions LimitedWeight(grams) 168g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781998109807Author National Aeronautics and Space AdminFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently...

Planetary Systems Now offers a broad, interdisciplinary perspective and introduction to the latest results from leading experts in each field. It offers an unusually wide range of research on topics both inside and outside of the solar system, as well as...

Thanks to NASA's Dawn mission, the last half-decade has witnessed a significant advance in our understanding of Ceres. The largest object between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, Ceres is the most water-rich body in the inner solar system after Earth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750350600Author Professor Jason BarnesFormat HardbackImprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing

The Stargazer’s Bible is the fifth title in this stunning and engaging series, and the perfect companion to The Backyard Birdwatcher’s Bible. It is packed with absolutely everything you need to follow the progress of constellations, night sky events, and...