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Examines the five known planets that lie outside the orbit of Mars, discussing their history, composition, moons, and possible planetary neighbors beyond Pluto.

"Introduction to Neptune and the distant dwarf planets, providing to primary and intermediate grade students information on their features and exploration.

Explores seven wonders of planetary gas giants in Earth's solar system, including the auroras of Saturn, the great red spot of Jupiter, the great wall of Uranus's moon Miranda, the Hershel crater on Saturn's moon Mimas, the oceans of Jupiter's moon Europa, Saturn's rings, and the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io.

Presents a brief history on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and examines current information on each one.

Explains what the outer planets are made of, discusses how they formed, and describes the orbit, rotation, environment, makeup, moons, and rings of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, as well as the dwarf planet Pluto.

A discussion of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto, and how to observe them.

Describes the outer planets of the solar system and details their physical features, their environmental characteristics, and the history of exploration of each planet.

Explores what Voyager 1 and 2 have taught scientists about the solar system since they were launched in 1977 to explore the planets and sun.

Presents an imaginary tour of the outer solar system's "gas giants" Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and explores some of their major moons; includes statistics, diagrams, and information about the planets' physical properties and conditions.

Examines what is known about the five outer planets.

In this visually spectacular tour of the outer reaches of our solar system, readers discover many intriguing facts.

Presents twenty trivia facts about the outer planets in the solar system.

"Explores seven extraordinary celestial wonders, from our close neighbor Mars to mysterious Planet 9.

Provides information about the planets and other orbiting bodies that are the farthest from the sun, including Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Learn about the roles and opportunities available to women in Earth and space exploration.