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The Sun and Its Secrets

Isaac Asimov, Francis Reddy

Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1994)

Discusses the origins, physical makeup, and relationship to Earth of the huge star called the sun

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Jupiter, named for the king of the gods in ancient Roman myths, is the largest planet in our Solar System. This enormous world dwarfs our own Earth. In fact, nearly everything about the planet is extreme—its atmosphere, its storms, its temperatures, and its collection of moons, where you can find fiery volcanoes, icy plains, and perhaps even salty oceans. Scientists have learned much about Jupiter and its moons in recent years, thanks to the spacecrafts that have explored them. Topics include Jupiter’s rings, fierce winds, swirling storms, enormous Great Red Spot, sixteen moons, and shepherd satellite, plus the Galileo mission to Jupiter.

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Mars

Isaac Asimov

Paperback (Prometheus Books, Aug. 1, 2003)

Perhaps the most mysterious and intriguing planet in our Solar System is Mars. Is there life on Mars? Have Martian canals been found? Timely topics include information relayed from Mars to Earth by probes, new missions to Mars, and speculation about the colonization of Mars.

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Science Fiction: Visions of Tomorrow

Isaac Asimov, Frank Reddy, Greg Walz-Chojnacki

Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1995)

Compares what writers over the centuries have written about an imaginary future with the reality revealed by time

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Uranus, the sideways planet

Isaac Asimov

Paperback (G. Stevens Pub, March 15, 1988)

Describes the characteristics of the seventh planet from the sun as revealed in the information sent back by Voyager 2.

The sun

Isaac Asimov

Hardcover (G. Stevens Pub, March 15, 1988)

Discusses the origins, physical makeup, and relationship to earth of the huge star called the sun.

Pollution in Space

Greg Walz-Chojnacki, Frank Reddy, Isaac Asimov

Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, May 1, 1995)

Examines the problems space debris can cause, how Earth's progress has created it, and how it can be cleaned up

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The Sun

Isaac Asimov, Richard Hantula

Paperback (Prometheus, Aug. 1, 2003)

Of all the portions of the universe we see in the sky, the most spectacular is the Sun. Our very own star, the Sun is ruler of the Solar System. When it is shining, it drowns out everything else. When clouds cover the Sun, the day is gloomy. At night, when the Sun is not overhead, the sky is dark. All the world depends on the Sun. Topics include sunspots, flares, prominences, the Sun's atmosphere, upcoming solar eclipses, and the Sun's vital importance to life on Earth.