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Not just the "First Mission to the Last Planet" (no space probes have ever explored Pluto), but also the first mission to check out the mysterious Kuiper Belt, a region of space in our solar system that may harbor as many as 100,000 planetoids, perhaps 1,000 of them being as large as Pluto. And you grew up hearing we only had nine planets? Hah! Plus, the Kuiper Belt is thought to be the origin of many comets -- yet it was only discovered in the early 1990s -- in your lifetime! From This is True for 15 January 2006 Suggestions for further reading:
 by Ann K. Finkbeiner Amazon Price: Customer Review: I saw the review in Wall Street Journal and can only guess the reviewer did not read the book. The topic is fascinating -- the effort to create a comprehensive map of the universe. However, the book is a mishmash of chatty quotes from the participa...  by Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit Amazon Price: $96.14 Customer Review: I received this book in the mail a couple days before it was expected. I'll probably keep it instead of selling it back at the end of the year like I usually do with my textbooks.  by Edward E. Prather, Tim P. Slater, Jeff Adams, Gina Brissenden, CAPER Amazon Price: $32.59 Customer Review: The item was shipped to me promptly which was important since I needed this book for school. I bought it new and it was still kept in that condition when it arrived!  by Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit Amazon Price: $103.10 Customer Review: this book is being used in an intro astronomy class i'm taking. it gives a very good narrative and coupled with the incredible pictures and explantions is the perfect book for this class. it's definitely a keeper.  by Terence Dickinson Amazon Price: $19.25 Customer Review: I would recommend this to any beginning astronomer. It has some wonderful advice on the equipment needed as well as detailed, but understandable maps of the sky. Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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