Solar System
When Was Pluto Discovered?
[/caption] Five of the planets are visible with the unaided eye and have been known about for thousands of years.…
When Was Jupiter Discovered?
[/caption] Were you wondering when was Jupiter discovered? Well, there's no way to know. Jupiter is one of the 5…
Who Discovered Saturn?
[/caption] Were you wondering who discovered Saturn? Well, nobody knows. Here's the problem. Saturn is one of the 5 planets…
When Was Venus Discovered?
Were you wondering when was Venus discovered? Actually, there's no way to know. Venus is one of the 5 planets…
Who Discovered Pluto?
Pluto is incredibly faint. You need a powerful backyard telescope to even see it as a dot, so it's not…
Comets Posing as Asteroids (or is the the other way around?)
[/caption] Asteroids are rocky bodies which belong between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are icy bodies that belong way out beyond…
Jupiter – Our Silent Guardian?
[/caption] We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. In Phil Plait's Death From the Skies, he lays out the dangers…
How Far Away is Pluto From the Sun?
[/caption] How far away is Pluto from the Sun? Pluto's average distance from the Sun is 5.9 billion km or…
How Far is Jupiter from the Sun?
The distance from the Sun to Jupiter is approximately 779 million km, or 484 million miles. The exact number is…
How Far is Uranus from the Sun?
Uranus' distance from the Sun is 2.88 billion km. The exact number is 2,876,679,082 km. Want that number in miles?…