Planets are made up of mostly the same things as stars and moons, and with millions upon billions of them (we believe), it really is mind boggling to try and understand how many planets there are in the universe. Up
Read Full ArticleJupiter is a planet in the solar system and is the 5th closest planet to the sun. The distance from the sun to Jupiter is over 483 million miles. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is
Read Full ArticleDwarf planets are what you think they are. They are small rocky body’s that orbit the sun in our solar system. There are 5 officially recognised dwarf planets in the solar system. Dwarf planets are the same as normal planets, just smaller. There are
Read Full ArticleIf you are reading through the website and if you have read 'our place in the universe' by now you kind of know where our place in the universe is! You will understand where our planet Earth and our solar system
Read Full ArticleExtreme Weather Like extreme weather on Earth, there is extreme weather in different places in the solar system that scientists are aware of, can track and can actually see. Jupiter's Storms The very clear example of extreme weather on a distant planet is
Read Full ArticleThe Pale Blue Dot is a very famous image that was taken by the Voyager 1 probe. The very famous picture was taken by Voyager 1 when the probe was instructed to turn its camera around at a massive 3.7 billion
Read Full ArticleAsteroids Have you heard about asteroids before? They are big chunks of rocks that float in space at random. Asteroids are made of carbon, silicon and other metals. Do you know that a collision with an asteroid
Read Full ArticleLet's know a little about the first Asteroid discovered by our scientists back in 1801! It is called Ceres (don't confuse it with the ancient Roman goddess of Agriculture!) and it is the bulkiest and roundest object in the
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