1. Mercury - Smallest and innermost planet. Venus – Second planet from the sun. Rotates in the opposite direction than most other planets. Earth – Third planet from the sun. Known as the only planet to harbor life. Mars – Fourth planet from the sun and the second smallest in the solar system. Jupiter – The fifth planet from the sun and the largest in the solar system. Saturn – Sixth planet from the sun. Only planet with a ring around it. Uranus – Seventh planet from the sun. Third largest planetary
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life on other planets around the universe more possible. First‚ many earthlike planets have been found throughout the universe. One particular “Super Earth‚” a large earthlike planet‚ is 50 percent bigger than our Earth and seems to have water pooled and stable on the surface (Spotts). In addition‚ the star of solar systems like our sun must be able to provide the right amount of sunlight to an inhabitable planet. The white dwarf supporting the “Super Earth” is close enough to the planet that the planet’s
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he made based on his observations of the night sky. What he got‚ though‚ was a start in what would be a long and distinguished career in the field of astronomy and one of the most famed discoveries ever made by an American astronomer‚ he found the planet Pluto. Clyde Tombaugh was born in 1906 and raised in a small farming community in Streator Illinois and later moved to a family farm in Western Kansas. He had his first look through a telescope at age 14 and was hooked. He eventually began making
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Nine Planets in vedic astrology In Hindu Astrology there are nine planets or Grahas. These include Mercury‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚Sun‚ Moon‚Saturn Rahu and Ketu‚ which are astronomical points formed where the moons orbit intersects the apparent path of the Sun around the earth. Each planet is considered to be having masculine‚ feminine or neutral characteristics as well . Grahas and their equivalents in Western Astrology Indian Grahas Western Names Sex Ravi Sun Masculine Chandra Moon Feminine Kuja
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that is known to man is our solar system. It is made up of nine planets. The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto. There are also many other minor planets‚ which are also in our solar system‚ but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. Mercury‚ which is the planet that is closest to the sun‚ is the first and smallest of the inner planets. It is speculated that the heat from the sun made it impossible
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There are nine planets in the Solar system if you include Pluto and most of them contain many different things then each other. They are all unique in various ways. Although it does not apply to Pluto‚ the planets are split up into two sides; Jovian and Terrestrial. Pluto isn’t Jovian or Terrestrial. It’s density is too small for it to be considered a Terrestrial planet‚ but it also is made out of rock and ice (Kaitlin). To be a Jovian planet it would have to be made of of gas‚ so it was classified
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The word planet is derived from the ancient Greek word planetes‚ or “wanderers.” Though the visible planets of that time did appear to be wandering in the sky‚ the science of Astronomy has broadened this term as well as our understanding of what‚ in fact a planet is. By modern definition‚ “planet” is described as a celestial body other than a star‚ which orbits a star. Our Solar System orbits the center of our home galaxy‚ the Milky Way‚ and has a rich and varied structure. It consists of the
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A Comparison of the Planets in the Sol System Shaun J. Sci350 December 19‚ 2004 Introduction Beginning Mercury‚ this paper will compare the nine planets and major moons of our solar system and describe their individual characteristics. At the end of this discussion‚ the habitability factor of these different worlds will be discussed as compared to that of the Earth ’s. A Brief History of the Sol System By radiocarbon dating meteorites‚ we know that roughly 4.6 billion
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Colonizing the Red Planet As humans we are very curious. We have explored and conquered all around Planet Earth. It’s only been a matter of time before we move onto bigger and better things. Mars may seem like it is too far away or too complicated to try and accomplish‚ but with the technology changing every day we are closer than ever to reach the red planet. Colonizing Mars can happen if we get water‚ learn how to grow food‚ obtain oxygen‚ and get the materials needed survive. Mars‚ otherwise know
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Planet Nine‚ the new planet that has been discovered inside of our solar system. Planet Nine is a planet that astronomers‚Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown‚ have found with research and evidence. Because they used research and evidence Planet Nine hasn’t been seen but astronomers believe that they have enough evidence to prove that it is in our solar system. The evidence to prove that it is in our solar system is that scientists have recently noticed a change in orbits of space objects near by‚and
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