Books in Out of This World series

Examines what it is like for the crews living and working on American space shuttles and discusses the life of the Russian space station Mir and plans for an international space station.

Examines the origins of asteroids, their effects on hitting the Earth in the past and the present, and many of the asteroids in the solar system.

Examines the origins of asteroids, their effects on hitting the Earth in the past and the present, and many of the asteroids in the solar system.

Describes the planning, development, missions, and accomplishments of Project Apollo, which took the United States to the moon.

Discusses the history of human ideas about Mars, its geology and moons, missions to the Red Planet, and the possibility of life on Mars.

Describes the sun and its relationship to Earth and the solar system, explains how it radiates light and heat, and discusses sunspots, prominences, and solar flares.

Describes the discovery and observation of the planet nearest the sun, Mercury, including the findings of the Mariner 10 fly-by mission of 1974-75.

Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, surface features, and exploration of the planet Venus.

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A comprehensive look at comets, from man's earliest observations of "hairy stars," to recent sightings of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Hale-Bopp, to future space missions to study comets in the outer solar system.

Discusses the importance of the twelve Gemini space flights that laid the foundation for the United States' exploration of space.

An in-depth look at the Earth's composition, environment, and biomes.