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This volume was built throughout a scientifically rigorous selection process of each contributed chapter. The book structure drives the reader into a fascinating journey starting from the surface of our planet to reach a boundary where something lurks at the edge of the observable, light-emitting Universe, presenting four Sections running over a timely review on space exploration and the role being played by newcomer nations, an overview on Earth's early evolution during its long ancient ice age, a reanalysis of some aspects of satellites and planetary dynamics, to end up with intriguing discussions on recent advances in physics of cosmic microwave background radiation and cosmology. Space Exploration How Newcomers will Participate in Space Exploration Evolution of the Earth Geo magnetically Induced Currents as Ground Effects of Space Weather Why Isn't the Earth Completely Covered in Water? Planetary Science OrbFit Impact Solutions for Asteroids (99942) Apophis and (144898) 2004 VD17 Enigma of the Birth and Evolution of Solar Systems May be Solved by Invoking Planetary-Satellite Dynamics Planetary Science Systematics in WMAP and Other CMB Missions Nonlinear Electrodynamics Effects on the Cosmic Microwave Background: Circular Polarization