During the last 40 years, human beings have broken free of the Earth and ventured out to other worlds orbiting the Sun. We have visited every planet except Pluto, discovered dozens of new moons in orbit around other planets and put to rest the myths and fantasies that have been accepted for centuries.
This magnificent book chronicles our planetary travels, explains the creation and evolution of each planet and tells how our understanding of the Solar System has developed from the first star-gazers in ancient times to Galileo and up to the present.
