The universe

Facts about the dwarf planet Pluto

Facts about the planet Pluto

Discovery: Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. By 1905, however, Percival Lowell had already learned of the existence of ...

Facts about Uranus

Facts about the planet Uranus

The sun: Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. The distance from Uranus to the Sun is 2.9 trillion kilometers ...

Facts about the planet Neptune

Facts about the planet Neptune

The sun: Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. The distance from Neptune to the sun is approximately 4.5 trillion ...

Neptune’s discovery and exploration

Neptune was the first planet to be found via mathematical predictions rather than celestial observations. When Uranus eventually failed to ...

15 facts about the planet Saturn

Facts about the planet Saturn

The sun: Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. Its distance to the sun is 1.4 trillion kilometers Visibility: Only 5 ...

Collection of facts about the planet Jupiter

Facts about the planet Jupiter

The sun: Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. Its distance to the sun is approximately 778 million km Day: 1 ...

Interesting facts about the planet Mars

Facts about the planet Mars

The sun: Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Its distance to the sun is approximately 228 million km Day: 1 ...

Amazing facts about the planet Venus

Facts about the planet Venus

Rotation: Venus rotates backwards (retrograde rotation) compared to most other planets, meaning the sun rises in the west and sets in ...

Amazing facts about the planet Mercury

Facts about the planet Mercury

Size: Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system; it is only slightly larger than Earth’s moon The sun: Although Mercury ...