The exoplanet is a planet outside the solar system. An exoplanet is any planet past our planetary group. Many revolve around stars, yet free-drifting exoplanets, called maverick planets, circle the galactic focus and are unleashed to any star. The majority of the exoplanets found are in a by and prominent […]

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is often referred to as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance. The planet Mars was named after the Roman god of war and has been a popular subject for science fiction writers, artists, and filmmakers over the years. Before […]

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 […]