Solar system: the Sun & planets books

This biography summarizes the seminal contributions to auroral and space science of Carl Størmer (1874 - 1957)....  Read More >>

This book provides an extended review on energetic particles interactions, propagation and acceleration in space...  Read More >>

In this book, the author thoroughly examines the basic mechanical and thermal effects of rotation. The author is...  Read More >>

This volume summarizes the recent results of the exploration of Venus, Mars and Titan in the field of space plasma...  Read More >>

The central aim of the Sunrise project is to understand the structure and dynamics of the magnetic field in the...  Read More >>

The Earth has limited material and energy resources. But, meantime, an inventory and proper social assessment of...  Read More >>

Many of the agonies which had to be gone through in the rst edition have disappeared and, to many people’s amazement,...  Read More >>

The First Edition of The Sun from Space, completed in 1999, focused on the early accomplishments of three solar...  Read More >>

In the last 45 years, X-ray astronomy has become an integral part of modern astrophysics and cosmology.  Read More >>

One of these was discovered because of the daily solar variation of CR, which the maximum number of CR observed...  Read More >>

This fascinating book proposes a sound and realistic exploration on the topic of terraforming. The book presents...  Read More >>

In fact, CLUSTER might not have ever observed this region because a few years before the CLUSTER launch (at the...  Read More >>

In The Earth as a Distant Planet, the authors become external observers of our solar system from a distance and...  Read More >>

The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons...  Read More >>

NASA’s MESSENGER mission, launched on 3 August, 2004 is the seventh mission in the Discovery series.  Read More >>

The Mars Science Laboratory is the latest and most advanced NASA roving vehicle to explore the surface of Mars....  Read More >>

Dawn is the first mission to orbit a main belt asteroid and the first scientific mission to use ion propulsion....  Read More >>

While stellar structure and evolution are understood in general terms, we lack important physical ingredients, despite...  Read More >>

Imaging techniques from Earth continue to improve, while missions such as Voyager, Galileo and the Hubble Space...  Read More >>

Based on extensive primary sources, many never previously translated into English, this is the definitive account...  Read More >>

Readers will find grouped together here the most recent observations, current theoretical models and present understanding...  Read More >>

Includes the proceedings from the 7th IAASS Conference, ""Space Safety is No Accident,"" held in Friedrichshafen,...  Read More >>

Over the years, various maps of Mars have emerged from the special course “Mapping of extraterrestrial objects”...  Read More >>

This history of science analyzes how we came to be. It starts with life's origins and tracks the universe to present...  Read More >>

This book examines and explains the geo-dynamic processes on which the theory of continental drift is based and...  Read More >>