The Planets

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun, right behind Saturn, and in front of Neptune. Uranus is considered a Jovian planet alongside with Jupiter, Saturn & Neptune. In 1781, a British astronomer named William Hershel discovered the planet of Uranus. Hershel discovered the planet through his 6-inch telescope and thought it moved relative to the star, but noticed it traveled rather slow to be a star of some sort. Hershel originally wanted to name the planet Georgium Sidus, which is Latin for “George’s

Introduction The planet Mercury is very difficult to study from the Earth because of its proximity to the Sun. It is the second smallest planet (it was believed to be the smallest until the discovery that Pluto is actually much smaller than originally thought), and also the fastest in its orbit since it is the innermost planet. Solar System Records Highest uncompressed density. Highest diurnal variation in temperature. Only Solar System object with a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance. it rotates on its

Descriptions of the 8 planets including a dwarf planet: Mercury: Mercury is only slightly larger than earth’s moon and the sun is the closest to this planet than any other planet. This planet can reach 840 degrees Fahrenheit (450 Celsius). Its diameter is 3,031 miles (4,878 km), its orbit is 88 earth days and mercury’s full day lasts 58.6 earth days. Venus: Venus takes first place when it comes to the hottest planet. Venus is substantially hot with an atmosphere that is toxic. The diameter is

limits of our solar system there is a planet unlike any other, Pluto. Pluto was discovered in February of 1930 by an American astronomer, Clyde Tombaugh. It is the only planet to have been discovered by an American. All though we have known of the existence of Pluto for over thirty years now, there are still many mysteries surrounding this celestial body. Being the farthest planet has made it difficult to study Pluto, Adding to the obscurity of this strange planet is that the capability to send spacecraft

The term planet is originated from the ancient Greek word planetes which translates to wanderer. This is a fitting characterisation as the planets in our Solar System and others “wander” or orbit around central point - a star. A planet is a celestial body which moves in an elliptical orbit around a star. Our Solar System which is located in the outer arms of the spiral galaxy, the Milky Way, has a unique and diverse composition. The Solar System consists of our star, the Sun, eight planets, and the

man has pondered the question, “Are we alone?” Scientists have studied and collected data from the eight Planets. However, mostly all of them lack the key nutrients needed. Except when we took a closer look at the red planet (Mars), one can see a couple of those nutrients on Mars. The most outstanding features of the red planet are its water, Atmosphere, and extreme storms. The closest planet in our Solar system to being suitable for life is Mars; containing the most valuable resource, water. On

cold edges of the solar system. Astronomers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin, of the California Institute of Technology, think they’ve found evidence of this long-sought Planet X in the odd, slanted orbits of several chunks of rock and ice in the Kuiper belt, and it is this new world that is referred to by the duo as Planet Nine and informally as “Phattie,” reports Alexandra Witze for Nature. The investigation was initiated in 2014 after the announcement of the discovery

Slowly all of them came together to make PLANET PUFF. Gilgamesh, Okega, and Ala were the only aliens left of their breed of alien. Their species of alien was the most interesting. They were a mix of omari and mathia aliens. They lived on Planet Puff with all kinds of different alien species. Planet Puff was the most visited planet in the milky way. Every kind of non-human life form wanted to go there. Today was one of the most celebrated days on the planet. All of the aliens stepped out of their mushroom

Pluto is not a planet because it does not meet the requirements to be one and it is different from the other planets. First, starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov “Pluto is usually farthest from the Sun. However, its orbit "crosses" inside of Neptune's orbit.” Unlike the other planets which orbit the sun in a circle, Pluto’s orbit around the sun is an oval shape. This makes it go into Neptune’s orbit for 20 years every 248 years. Although they will never collide it is way different than any other planet. This shows

There are a total of 8 planets as of 2014, because Pluto is not considered a planet. Earth is described as the planet that has a lot of energy and is said to be average out of all the other planets. When the Earth tilts, it makes the seasons change every 3-4 months. Earth is described like the planet who protects the other planets from dangerous situations. Next, there is the planet, Venus, which is described that has similar features as Earth. On the planet of Venus, it is as hot as a desert