Neptune File: Planet Detectives & The Discovery Of Worlds Unseen

Drawing on long-lost documents gathered by the Astronomer Royal, and uncovered in Chile in 1999, The Neptune File's dramatic narrative reveals the story of how two rival planet detectives pioneered a new way of seeing into space. It is a story that continues to unfold today, as astronomers discovered dozens of new worlds orbiting other stars and await the first direct observation of a planet beyond the solar system. For, as Uranus lit the way to Neptune, Neptune points the way to the stars.