Voyager 1 took one last snapshot of our solar system before heading home in its final moments: this family portrait with Earth as the star. NASA’s InSight Mars Lander is reaching the end of its journey and leaving behind an amazing archive of amazing pictures. Below are a selection of our favorites; these images serve […]
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The solar system includes eight official planets, from Mercury to Jupiter, that vary in composition, conditions and other aspects. Mercury, our closest planet to the Sun and one of its smallest planets, measures only slightly larger than our moon. Mercury boasts extremely extreme temperatures that range from daytime highs of 800 Fahrenheit (430 Celsius) to
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune form what are known as Jovian planets (Jupiter-like). Each system in this grouping exhibits similar non-solid yet gaseous characteristics to Jupiter. Each solar system possesses rings, numerous moons, and significant magnetic fields; some even boast significant gaps where ring particles have gone missing from view. Jupiter Jupiter is the largest
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The solar system is filled with planets that are very important to human life. We can see some of the planets in our galaxy (the Milky Way). The main planets in the solar system are Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. We can also see some of the smaller planets that are in the outer
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The solar system planets vary significantly in color due to the composition of their surfaces and atmospheres and how these absorb and reflect light. Earth, Venus, Mars and Jupiter each feature unique hues; Uranus and Neptune all share similar attributes as well. Earth Our solar system’s planets take on their colors based on various factors.
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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
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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
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Our Solar System is a collection of planets, moons and dwarf planets that orbit the Sun. The planets range in size from the rocky Earth to the gaseous Jupiter. The Solar System also contains a large number of comets, asteroids and other small objects that fall into the system from outer space. Many of these
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Every scrap of matter in our solar system originated as part of a giant interstellar cloud. As it grew hot and dense, gravity began to pull dust and gas inwards. Gravity sculpted this material into the planets, as well as smaller bodies such as asteroids, comets and meteoroids. Some of these objects are still tumbling
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