Fully updated throughout, including revised illustrations and new images from NASA missions, this new edition provides an overview of Earths history from a planetary science perspective for Earth science undergraduates. Earths evolution is described in the context of what we know about other planets and the cosmos at large, from the origin of the cosmos to the processes that shape planetary environments and from the origins of life to the inner workings of cells. Astronomy, earth science, planetary science and astrobiology are integrated to give students the whole picture of how the Earth has come to its present state and an understanding of the relationship between key ideas in different fields. Fully updated throughout, including revised illustrations and new images from NASA missions, this new edition provides an overview of Earths history from a planetary science perspective for Earth science undergraduates. Earths evolution is described in the context of what we know about other planets and the cosmos at large, from the origin of the cosmos to the processes that shape planetary environments and from the origins of life to the inner workings of cells. Astronomy, earth science, planetary science and astrobiology are integrated to give students the whole picture of how the Earth has come to its present state and an understanding of the relationship between key ideas in different fields.