The Planets features more than 200 stunning photographs of our solar system from the archives of NASA, each paired with a detailed caption. The content is organized by distance from the Sun--beginning with Mercury and moving outward through Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the planetary objects beyond.--

Featuring all-new 3D models built using data gathered by NASA and the European Space Agency.

"A young scientist's guide to planetary bodies, including how they interact with other elements in the universe and emphasizing how questions and observations can lead to discovery"--

Simple text and illustrations describe the planets of the Earth's solar system.

This outer-space-themed board book introduces our solar system's planets, through full-color photographs and concise text. "Loving nature is the first step. The great outdoors is for everyone, and children should connect with it from the start. Introduce your youngest booklovers to the sun and planets in Nature Baby: Solar System. Read it aloud, or put the sturdy book in small hands. Then let the fun begin. Inside you'll find: full-color photos,...

Describes the planet's characteristics, discussing its position, size, composition, and exploration.

"A young scientist's guide to natural satellites called moons, including how they interact with other elements in the universe and emphasizing how questions and observations can lead to discovery"--

Starting with the Big Bang itself, we explore the secret lives of galaxies and stars, and examine the thousand new planets now discovered beyond the Solar System - checking out their viability for alien life. And we chronicle the incredible instruments and machines are that are discovering the hidden secrets of the Universe, from 'telescopes' deep under the Antarctic ice to robotic explorers on distant worlds. And we investigate the astounding technology...

"We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is. But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for example, did you know that Saturn's moon, Titan, boasts lakes which contain liquid methane surrounded by soaring hills and valleys, exactly as the earth did before life evolved on our fragile planet? Or...