National Geographic : New Solar System

Designed for a popular audience that is intrigued by our ever-growing knowledge of space, "The New Solar System", is the next compelling work by two terrifically reviewed popular astronomy authors: Robert Burnham ("Great Comets") and Pat Daniels ("Encyclopedia of Space"). Throughout there are gems of information that challenges the reader with did-you-know surprises: the Sun's true temperature and timeline; an inside look at solar sails; when the next ice age begins for Earth; the lowdown on Mercury, the mystery Ppanet; why Venus is 'volcanism run wild'; how to hunt for asteroid impacts on Earth...and predict future ones; and why Pluto, alas, is no more than an icy dwarf. As NASA turns 50 and we prepare for a manned return to the Moon, and new studies reveal evidence of water on Mars, this compelling new book sheds new light on the ever-evolving solar system.