Solar power is a promising technology that can help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and fight climate change. However, there are many challenges with the technology that need to be overcome before it becomes a viable alternative for our energy needs. One of those challenges is transporting large solar modules into space to form…
The Solar System consists of the Sun and eight planets, plus their moons, along with asteroids and other minor planets. It formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud. The process of planetary formation is fairly straightforward. It is likely that the gas and dust in the solar nebula…
Our solar system is a collection of planets and other space material orbiting a star, the Sun. The Sun is the centre of the system, and planetary objects in the order Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto form its outer rim. The four inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are…
The Solar System was formed 4.6 billion years ago by the gravitational collapse of an interstellar molecular cloud. It contains the Sun and its eight planets and their moons, plus a belt of icy dwarf planets and many asteroids. At the outer edge of our solar system, beyond the Kuiper belt, is the Oort cloud,…
Spaceflight Simulator is a game that allows you to engineer, plan and complete missions. You can build your own rockets, launch them and land them on all the planets in the Solar system. Each destination is modeled accurately in terms of gravity pull and atmospheric conditions. The large solar panel formerly generated electricity and was…
The solar system is an assemblage of eight (formerly nine) planets, many planetary satellites or moons, asteroids, and comets. It also contains a vast reaches of highly tenuous gas and dust known as the interplanetary medium. The Sun shoots out a stream of particles called the solar wind. This flows outward through the solar system…
The solar system began to form when a massive cloud of dust and gas known as the solar nebula collapsed. This happened 4.6 billion years ago. During the collapse of this nebula, the densest material was drawn inwards, forming our sun. This was probably caused by a nearby star’s supernova, which sent shock waves that…
The shiny third installment of the wonderfully illustrated Kids Books for Young Explorers series, this book is for anyone who loves reading playful poems, discovering cool science, and chasing down a galaxy full of fun. Buy this tail-wagging journey now! This paw-some space adventure will delight you with vibrant descriptions, incredible facts, and cutaways in…
In our solar system, the Sun is surrounded by eight planets and more than 210 planetary satellites (moons). Many asteroids and comets also orbit around the Sun. The average distance between the planets is 149 600 000 kilometers, or about one Astronomical Unit. This measurement tells you how far away an object is from the…
