Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pluto and Charon: more questions than answers -- Comets: 'The nearest thing to nothing' -- Asteroids: danger from space? -- Shooting stars and fireballs -- Dust, particles, fields, and cosmic light shows -- Watching the fireworks of heaven.

Explores the solar system's smallest bodies and outer reaches to seek information about some unusual objects and how they may affect life on Earth.