 | New Moon Rising
Written by veteran space journalists Frank Sietzen, Jr. and Keith Cowing, New Moon Rising is a detailed history of the evolution of the U.S. civil space program from the February 1, 2003 space shuttle Columbia accident to the release of the Presidential Commission report on Moon, Mars, and Beyond on June 2, 2004.
>READ MORE |
 |
 | Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes
Astronomy is looking up, as they say. But getting a close-up look at the planets takes a robot's touch. Beyond: Visions of Interplanetary Probes gives us a glimpse of some of the most awesome views of Jupiter, Mars and other planets ever caught by the spacecraft sent by humans to explore the cosmos.
>READ MORE |
|
 | Magnificent Mars
Harvard-trained astronomer Ken Croswell set the standard for elegance and eloquence with his photographic triumph, Magnificent Universe. Now, with insightful prose and astonishing images, he presents the red planet's full glory in Magnificent Mars, showing volcanoes taller than Mount Everest, spiral-shaped polar caps of ice, and a canyon system that could stretch from Ohio to California.
>READ MORE |
|
 | A Traveler's Guide to Mars
Conceived and created like a real tourist's guide, A Traveler's Guide to Mars brings together all the astonishing information scientists have recently learned about Mars, and conveys it in the engaging, lively style that made its author Dr. William K. Hartmann the first-ever winner of the Carl Sagan Medal for public communication of planetary science.
>READ MORE |
| |
