Terrestrial planet

What Are The Colors of the Planets?

When you remove all the touch-ups and filters, the planets of the Solar System look slightly different than you might…

9 years ago

Venus Compared to Earth

Venus and Earth share many characteristics, being terrestrial planets, but are also significantly different. Here's how and where they differ...

9 years ago

The Aquarius Constellation

Aquarius ("The Water Carrier") stretches from the celestial equator to the southern hemisphere, and is one of the most-recognized of…

9 years ago

What is a Terrestrial Planet?

Earth and all the other inner planets of the Solar System have something in common: they are composed of silicate…

9 years ago

What is Mars Made Of?

For thousands of years, human beings have stared up at the sky and wondered about the Red Planet. Easily seen…

10 years ago

How Many Miles Around the Earth?

Planet Earth has a circumference of roughly 40,075 km, or 24,901 miles. But since it is not perfectly round, this…

14 years ago