Largest Planet In The Solar System
The largest planet in the Solar System, as many people already know, is Jupiter. It is one of the gas giants in our Solar System, but how does it compare …
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Hottest Planet In The Solar System
Of all the planets in the Solar System which one is the hottest? The answer may not be what you expect. Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System, …
Coldest Planet In The Solar System
What is the coldest planet in the Solar System? The answer may be a little surprising, but not really too much. Pluto used to be considered the coldest planet with …
How Many Planets Are There?
Before we try and answer the question of how many planets are there, we first need to know what a planet is – what is the definition of a planet? …
Closest Planet To The Sun
What is the closest planet to the Sun? Mercury – it is the closest planet to the Sun with a minimum distance of 28.5 million miles and a maximum distance …
Planets Like The Earth
We know that there are not really any planets like the Earth in our Solar System. Mars comes the closest but its atmosphere is far too thin, it is very …
Exoplanets
The definition of an exoplanet is a planet outside Earth’s Solar System, orbiting another star, or a rogue planet drifting aimlessly in space. These rogue planets are also known as …
Why Is The Sky Blue?
A gorgeous blue sky is something most of us enjoy and admire, but why is the sky blue? I remember many years ago in the spring it was an unusually …
The Solar System
There are currently 8 planets in the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. In previous years the answer would have been 9, but Pluto has …