Facts
Facts about the moon
Tidal: The moon accounts for about 2/3 of all Earth’s tidal action – the sun accounts for the rest Temperature: Temperatures can ...
Facts about the universe
Stardust: Almost all elements on Earth – including humans – are made of stardust The human brain: The human brain is the ...
Facts about the sun
Age: The sun is approximately 4.57 billion years old and is the same age as our solar system Mass: The Sun contains ...
Facts about Earth
Bowling ball: The Earth has a smoother surface than a bowling ball (if you scale it down to the same size) ...
Facts about Pluto’s moons
Pluto has the following 5 moons: Charon Styx Nix Kerberos Hydra (ordered by distance from Pluto with Charon as the closest ...
Facts about dwarf planets
Pluto: Pluto is the largest and most well-known dwarf planet in our solar system. The first 5 recognized dwarf planets are ...
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 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
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 ...
