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Mercury's orbit is so close to the Sun that it is difficult to see from the ground. This explains ...
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Venus is one of the brightest objects in the sky, so it is clearly visible to the naked eye. ...
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Mars is much like Venus-- it's very bright and therefore easily spotted in the night sky. ...
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Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is also one of the brighter objects ...
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Like the inner planets and Jupiter, Saturn is clearly visible in the night sky. The ancient ...
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Astronomer William Herschel is credited with the discovery of Uranus in 1781. He was using ...
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If you had a quiz question in school that asked what year Neptune was discovered, you'd probably ...
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After the discovery of Neptune in 1846, mathematics suggested that there still might be a ...
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Ceres is the largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt. It was classified as a "dwarf ...
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Haumea is a dwarf planet in our Solar System. Haumea is officially the fifth dwarf planet. ...
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More about Solar System Discoveries
Did you know?
Did you know that our solar system now has eight
planets and five
dwarf planets, according to the International Astronomical Union?
Do you know Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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AesthenospherexAesthenosphere : The asthenosphere is the ductile part of the earth just below the lithosphere, including the lower mantle.
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Research Highlights
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado has released powerful new computer software so scientists can study climate change in much more detail than ever before. The Community...
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