Books in Exploring the Solar System series

Describes the history and uses of NASA's space shuttles.

Explores the relationship between the sun and its orbiters, including the planets, asteroids, meteorites, and comets, and introduces the various space missions that helped the scientific community gain a more thorough understanding of the solar system.

Did you know that Pluto is now called a dwarf planet? Or that a spacecraft is headed there to explore it? Look inside to learn more about small, icy Pluto and its place in the solar system.

Did you know that Jupiter has at least 63 moons? Or that winds on the planet blow more than 400 miles (644 kilometers) per hour? Look inside to learn more about this giant planet and its place in the solar system.

Everyone knows what those glowing points of light in the night sky arebut do you know what they are made of? The Stars: Glowing Spheres in the Sky answers this question as well as many others, such as How are stars formed? How far away from Earth is the nearest star? What is the biggest star? and What is a black hole?

Discusses the orbit, surface features, and exploration of the planet Mercury.

Did you know that we use inventions made by NASA scientists every day? Or that NASA's robots have visited every planet in our solar system? Discover NASA and how this agency explores our solar system.

Describes the sun, including its discovery, atmosphere, characteristics, and relationship to earth.

Describes the planet Mars, its physical characteristics, its moons, and the history of human exploration of the planet.

Describes the physical nature, land sections, layers, and lifeforms of the Earth.

Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, and exploration of the planet Saturn.

Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, and surface features of Earth, and explains the conditions that make life possible on the planet.