Unlike the myriad points of light in the night sky, our nearest star allows us to study the wonders of stellar workings at blindingly close range. And what do we see? In ... (More)
Top experts and major players behind the United States's push to the moon fuel a debate over lunar exploration. The essays are accompanied by illustrations of what life o... (More)
Successful plans depend not only on the availability of necessary resources but also on timing. In former times, people discovered that numerous natural phenomena are rel... (More)
This Very Short Introduction discusses the nature of planets and gas giants, and their rings and moons. It also looks beyond Pluto, in the Kuiper Belt, at the knowledge w... (More)
Unified treatment of physical principles of planetary climates for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, Earth and planetary science.
