The first stargazers discovered that the bright planets in our sky follow the same path as the Sun and Moon, more or less. The zodiac is the name we give to the sky path. Today, we know that this sky path – this zodiac – is the result of our […]

Dwarf planets are too small to be classified as full-fledged planets but too huge to be classified as dwarf planets. There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about Pluto losing its status as a planet in the solar system. Pluto is no longer regarded as the ninth planet […]

The Solar System consists of the Sun and all the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of these objects, there are currently nine known planets in our Solar System, plus many other smaller bodies that orbit the Sun itself. The four inner planets each have terrestrial surfaces and […]

Kids have known that the solar system comprises nine planets since the discovery of Pluto in 1930. Scientists began debating in late 1990s whether Pluto was, in fact, a planet. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the very contentious decision to label Pluto as a “dwarf planet,” decreasing the […]

The Mars Exploration is a robotic space mission involving two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring Mars. Launched in 2003, Spirit entered Martian orbit on January 4, 2004. It landed in Gusev crater on January 3, 2004. Its discoveries there included evidence of water and suggested that the Martian environment was […]

When it comes to planets in our solar system, there’s really only one that stands out from the rest—Jupiter. It’s the largest planet in our solar system by far, even bigger than all of the other planets combined! But Jupiter has more going on inside and outside of it than […]

The size and the mass of Venus are almost identical to the Planet Earth. The atmosphere of Venus is filled with substances like carbon dioxide and particles of sulfuric. In fact, it is a terrestrial planet which is pretty similar to ours. However, Venus doesn’t have any water in it […]

Important facts about Titan Well, 5,150 kilometers is a massive size for a moon and that’s the size of Titan. It is the biggest moon of Saturn and the second biggest in the entire solar system. It is second just to Ganymede (Jupiter’s biggest moon). In fact, it is even […]