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Planet Earth

by | Feb 20, 2020

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the only astronomical object known to have life. Radiometric dating and other evidence suggests that Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. The Moon is Earth’s only natural...

Planet Jupiter

by | Feb 20, 2020

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two-and-a-half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. Jupiter is one of the brightest objects...

Planet Mars

by | Feb 20, 2020

Mars, the ‘Red Planet’ is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war.  The red color of the...

Planet Saturn

by | Mar 22, 2020

Saturn is a gas giant made entirely of hydrogen and helium. It sits at the center of a complex system of rings and at least 62 moons. The planet and its companions are almost a complete solar system themselves, as the rings are composed of billions of separate...

Planet Venus

by | Feb 20, 2020

Venus is the second planet from the Sun. In English, Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. As the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon, Venus can cast shadows and, rarely, is visible to...