Vogt, Gregory

Color photographs and text describe the technology of space stations such as Skylab, Salyut, and Mir.

Examines several tragic events in the history of space exploration, including the "Columbia" space shuttle disaster in 2003, and their causes.

Presents color-illustrated profiles of the sun and each planet in the solar system, describing their size, composition, moons and rings, and other characteristics, and includes a brief discussion of asteroids and comets.

Examines the history of space missions and describes the technology and hardware of various space laboratories.

A study of how volcanoes develop and the effects of their eruptions on Earth. Also discusses famous volcanic eruptions.

A brief history of NASA's development, from its early stages of research, through the space shuttle programs, to conjectures about future projects in space research and travel.

An introduction to the dwarf planet Pluto that provides information on its location in the solar system, size, orbit, temperature, atmosphere, surface, and moons, and discusses how it is studied by astronomers.

An introduction to the planet Uranus that provides information on its location in the solar system, size, orbit, temperature, atmosphere, surface, rings, and moons, and discusses how it is studied by astronomers.

An introduction to the planet Mercury that provides information on its location in the solar system, size, orbit, temperature, atmosphere, and surface, and discusses how it is studied by astronomers.

Examines the devastating effects of forest fires and the various techniques used to combat and prevent them.