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For the first time in human history, we know for certain the existence of planets around other stars. Now the fastest-growing field in space science, the time is right for this fundamental source book on the topic which will lay the foundation for…

The methods used in the detection and characterization of exoplanets are presented through the study of transiting systems in this unique textbook for advanced undergraduates. From determining the atmospheric properties of transiting exoplanets to…

Aimed at the popular audience by experienced astronomy author Patricia Daniels with contributions by former editor of Astronomy magazine Robert Burnham and highlighted by 160 photographs, diagrams and maps, this superb guide explores every corner of…

Thanks to the photographic output of a small squadron of interplanetary spacecraft, we have awakened to the beauty and splendor of the solar system. Since Michael Benson’s masterful book Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes, new, more…

In dit prachtige boek voert bestsellerauteur Dava Sobel de lezer langs de zon, de maan en de negen planeten. Ze vertelt over Venus en de liefde, Mercurius en de oude Grieken en over de aarde en de eerste kaartenmakers. Een mooi en leesbaar boek, vol…

Where do asteroids come from and what are they made of? What clues do they hold about the evolution of the Solar System? Scientists have catalogued hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and many are thought to contain water and amino acids, the…

Achter de ogenschijnlijk geoliede machine van acht planeten en duizenden brokstukken steen en ijs gaat een fascinerend verhaal schuil, waarin botsingen, inslagen en migrerende planeten bijdragen aan de ontwikkeling van het zonnestelsel. In Praktisch…

Join Bonnie J. Buratti, a leading planetary astronomer, on this personal tour of NASA's latest discoveries. Moving through the Solar System from Mercury, Venus, Mars, past comets and asteroids and the moons of the giant planets, to Pluto, and on to…

As the search for Earth-like exoplanets gathers pace, in order to understand them, we need comprehensive theories for how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Written by two well-known planetary scientists, this text explains the physical and…

Het heelal wemelt van de meest vreemde planeten. Sommige zijn compleet bedekt met water, andere bestaan voor een groot gedeelte uit diamant en weer andere lijken als twee druppels water op de aarde. Nieuwe ontdekkingen van tot de verbeelding…