Mars: Our Next-Door Neighbor in the Solar System

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Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and Mars is the fourth. The gravity on Mars is about 37% Earth’s gravity. This means if you were standing on Mars you could jump almost three times as high as you can jump on earth Earth. Mars is the home to both the...

Jupiter: The Solar System’s Biggest Planet

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The Sun has eight planets. Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and Jupiter is the fifth. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System by far. In fact, it’s over two-and-a-half times bigger than all the other planets combined. This photograph of Jupiter,...

The Milky Way: Our Home Galaxy

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Galaxies are huge collections of stars that are held together by gravity, which is the very same force that keeps you from flying off the face of the Earth. Our Sun is a star, like the ones you see twinkling overhead at night. The Sun, all the planets, and everything...

The Sun: It’s the Star of Our Solar System!

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When you look up at the night sky, you see lots and lots of stars. The sun is one of those, only a lot closer! That’s right: the very same Sun that lights up the daytime sky is actually a star, like the twinkling dots that sparkle overhead at night. The Sun is a...