Bernard fell in love with planetary science when¿,¿ as a teenager¿ reading National Geographic,¿¿ ¿he¿ ¿¿came across¿ ¿images of Neptune taken from Nasa's spacecraft Voyager 2. He was mesmerized by th¿e¿ giant blue planet¿, and found it both exhilarating and liberating to ¿think that entire new worlds ¿could be explored. Since then, ¿¿Bernard¿ häs closely followed humanity's continued exploration of our Solar System¿. Henin is a professional science writer working for organizations throughout the world and has been a member of the Sherwood Observatory in the United Kingdom, home to the second largest telescope in the country that is freely accessible for public viewing. Originally from Belgium, Bernard has also lived in the USA, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. His previous books with Springer includes the first edition of the 'Exploring the Ocean Worlds of our Solar System' and 'Imaging our Solar System'.