We have nine planets in our Solar System. These planets circle around the sun (as I’m sure you know already) this is called orbits. A lot of astronomy people like to think of the Solar System been made …

The planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also dwarf planets such as Pluto, dozens of moons and millions of asteroids, comets and …

Planets MERCURY Each time you look up to the sky and see a star you are looking at a sun in another galaxy. If you were on another planet looking back at our solar system, you would see our sun as a …

For many years, Pluto was the ninth planet in our solar system and there was a lot of public outcry (especially from kids) when they changed Pluto’s classification.

Facts about Venus for Kids: Venus has over 1,600 volcanoes, the most of any planet within the solar system. It takes Venus 243 Earth days to make one complete rotation. Compared to Earth’s 365 …

The Kuiper Belt is located in the outer areas of our solar system, just past Neptune’s orbit, and is believed to be materials that were left over from the formation of the planets

Mercury may be the closest planet to the sun but it experiences temperature changes that are the most extreme of any planet in the solar system, including dropping to -275 F/-170 C. Mercury is only …

It’s the molten state that creates the currents of energy as the planet rotates. The core size can be different in each planet. The terrestrial planets that exist within our solar system are also those that …

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Facts about the Gas Giants: Gas giants are also called “Jovian planets,” named after Jupiter To be considered a gas giant, the planet has to be made up of mostly gas, be located in the outer area of …