Ron Miller

"The moons of our solar system feature extreme and potentially life-hosting environments. This book delves into the science behind the fascinating properties of various moons and explains why astronomers search for life on moons"--

Chronicles the discovery and explorations of the planet Venus and discusses its composition, its place in the solar system, and more.

Discusses the history of the periodic table of the elements, includes biographies of major figures in the field of chemistry, and provides information on each element.

Presents information about the sun's origins, characteristics, future, and importance to the earth.

"This title shows how a group of European scientists, in the span of roughly one hundred and fifty years (early 1500s to the mid-1600s) and working through direct observation, overturned the centuries' old accepted view of a geocentric universe. Through their research and writings, they proposed and described a new order of things in which the Earth orbits the Sun. In so doing, these scientists--Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Galileo...

"A rich visual history of real and fictional space stations, illustrating pop culture's influence on the development of actual space stations and vice versa."--

Presents facts about each planet through a tour of a planetarium.