Guide to Space
What is Mercury Made Of?
[/caption] Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at only 57.9 million km. It's classified as one of…
Water on Mercury
[/caption] There's water on Earth, obviously. And large quantities of water ice on Mars and in the outer Solar System.…
Continental Crust
The crust is the top layer of the Earth's Surface. Did you know that there are 2 types, though? One…
Closest Planet to Mercury
[/caption] What is the closest planet to Mercury? As you probably know, Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun,…
The Brightest Planet
[/caption] When you look up into the sky, if you are lucky, you see shining stars on a field of…
Does Mercury Have Rings?
[/caption] Think about the planets in the Solar System; Saturn has rings, so do Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. So what…
What are The Outer Planets of the Solar System?
Astronomers have divided the eight planets of our solar system into the inner planets and the outer planets. The 4…
Life on Other Planets
[/caption] For centuries, men have pondered the possibility of life on other planets and tried to prove its existence. Even…
List of Planets
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun but not the hottest. That distinction goes to Venus. The planet was…
Heliosphere
The heliosphere is often described as a kind of bubble that contains our solar system. This magnetic sphere, which extends…