Nebula Voyager #2

Nebula Voyager #2
Author: PE Murdock
Publisher: P E Murdock
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2023-09-09
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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Amidst the vastness of space, the Nebula Voyager and its diverse crew venture into uncharted territories, driven by curiosity and the spirit of discovery. While the universe presents its challenges and wonders, the crew is also drawn into the intricate tapestry of First Officer Kai Lomax's past. As they navigate through cosmic anomalies and extraterrestrial encounters, they simultaneously traverse the depths of human relationships and emotions, guided by Kai's enigmatic history. Throughout their journey, they encounter threats, forge alliances, and solidify their bonds. The narrative elegantly weaves the thrilling adventures of space with the poignant unraveling of Kai's mysteries. As they sail off into the cosmos, the crew, now united more than ever, stands ready for further adventures, with the universe as their oyster.

Encyclopedia of the Solar System

Encyclopedia of the Solar System
Author: Paul Weissman
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 1011
Release: 1998-09-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080573134

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The Encyclopedia of the Solar System provides a series of comprehensive and authoritative articles written by more than 50 eminent planetary and space scientists. Each chapter is self-contained yet linked by cross-references to other related chapters. This beautifully designed book is a must for the library of professional astronomers and amateur star-gazers alike, in fact for anyone who wishes to understand the nature of our solar system. Key Features* Cross-referenced throughout for easy comprehension* Superbly illustrated with over 700 photos, drawings, and diagrams, including 36 color plates* Provides 40 thematically organized chapters by more than 50 eminent contributors* Convenient glossaries of technical terms introduce each chapter* Academic Press maintains a web site for the Encyclopedia at www.academicpress.com/solar; Author-recommended web resources for additional information, images, and research developments related to each chapter of this volume, are available here

Pluto and Charon

Pluto and Charon
Author: S. Alan Stern
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 757
Release: 2017-01-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0816536139

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For five decades after its discovery in 1930, the planet Pluto remained an enigma. However, several events during the last two decades have helped to lift the veil of mystery surrounding the ninth planet. The discovery of its satellite, Charon, in 1978 permitted occultation observations that allowed scientists to determine the size of both bodies. Astronomers also detected the presence of an atmosphere, and the Hubble Space Telescope provided views in unprecedented detail. In addition to these two fortuitous events, advances in telescopic instrumentation and computational methods led to exciting observational and theoretical discoveries. This new Space Sciences Series volume focuses on the scientific issues associated with Pluto and Charon. Fifty collaborating authors here review the latest research on the Pluto-Charon binary, from bulk properties, surfaces and interiors to atmospheric structure, composition, and dynamics. They also provide historical perspectives on Pluto-Charon research and discuss the population of the trans-Neptunian region and the origin of the Pluto-Charon binary. Also included are prefatory remarks by Pluto's and Charon's discoverers, Clyde Tombaugh and James Christy. This volume offers the most comprehensive available compendium of research work for understanding these far off members of our solar system, just at a time following dramatic developments in our knowledge but before that knowledge can be advanced by spacecraft missions.

The Cosmos

The Cosmos
Author: Jay M. Pasachoff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 629
Release: 2014
Genre: Science
ISBN: 110768756X

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An exciting introduction to astronomy, using recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the Universe and science.

NASA Technical Memorandum

NASA Technical Memorandum
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 880
Release: 1990
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

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Into the Nebula

Into the Nebula
Author: Gene DeWeese
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2000-09-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 074342137X

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The members of the Starship Enterprise™ must find the people responsible for destroying the planet before an entire civilization dies out. While exploring an unknown region of space, the U.S.S. Enterprise™ encounters a strange nebular dust. Upon further investigation, they discover a planet called Krantin on which the plant and animal life, as well as the civilization are dying. A series of explosions and a ship that simply disappears into thin air lead the crew to believe another group is causing the devastation of the planet. The leader of the planet's society, however, is wary of trusting the Starship Enterprise™ crewmembers, and has the away team arrested. With time running out, Data must find a way to save his crewmates or watch as two worlds are destroyed.

Comparative Planetology with an Earth Perspective

Comparative Planetology with an Earth Perspective
Author: Moustafa T. Chahine
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401710929

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The systematic study of the planets has experienced a slow but steady progress from the efforts of a single individual (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) to nations that individually and collectively create whole agencies and complex infrastructures devoted to the exploration and understanding of our solar system. This quest for knowledge continues in earnest today as we attempt to understand Earth's unique place among its closest neighbors. Known diversities emphasize fractionation processes that may have occurred in the nebula during early solar system formation, and the vastly different evolutionary paths taken by the planets and their satellites. The discovery of similarities and differences among the planets has given rise to a discipline of "Comparative Planetology. " Here terrestrial properties and giant planet atmospheres are viewed and probed, surface geologies are related to atmospheres and oceans, interior structures are envisioned, magnetic fields mapped, and bizarre differences in satellites and ring systems continue to enlighten, amaze and confound the detectives of planetary science. A science organizing committee with international participation was formed to develop a conference program to address the basic issues and the fundamental processes that are common among the planets. The goals of the meeting were twofold: first the production of a reference source on comparative planetology for academia, and second, the provision of an impetus for NASA to begin a program devoted to this emerging science discipline. The conference program accommodated seventeen invited papers and nineteen poster presentations.

Solar System Astrophysics

Solar System Astrophysics
Author: Eugene F. Milone
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2014-01-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461490901

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The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System provides a timely update of our knowledge of planetary atmospheres and of the bodies of the outer solar system and their analogs in other planetary systems. This volume begins with an expanded treatment of the physics, chemistry, and meteorology of the atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars, moving on to their magnetospheres and then to a full discussion of the gas and ice giants and their properties. From here, attention switches to the small bodies of the solar system, beginning with the natural satellites. The comets, meteors, meteorites, and asteroids are discussed in order, and the volume concludes with the origin and evolution of our solar system. Finally, a fully revised section on extrasolar planetary systems puts the development of our system in a wider and increasingly well understood galactic context. All of the material is presented within a framework of historical importance. This book and its sister volume, Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar system, are pedagogically well written, providing clearly illustrated explanations, for example, of such topics as the numerical integration of the Adams-Williamson equation, the equations of state in planetary interiors and atmospheres, Maxwell’s equations as applied to planetary ionospheres and magnetospheres, and the physics and chemistry of the Habitable Zone in planetary systems. Together, the volumes form a comprehensive text for any university course that aims to deal with all aspects of solar and extra-solar planetary systems. They will appeal separately to the intellectually curious who would like to know how just how far our knowledge of the solar system has progressed in recent years.