Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It would take 1,321 Earths to match Jupiter’s volume. Actually, Jupiter is so big that you can see it without using a telescope. On a clear night, Jupiter can easily be seen with the naked eye. The hard part is finding it. Just ...
The moon Amalthea is one ofJupiter’s 53 named satellites; it was the first to be discovered after the fourGalilean moons, and it is the fifth-largest overall. In terms of proximity toJupiter, Amalthea is the planet’s third moon — it takes just 12 hours to make a full orbit. Amalthe...
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is the fifth planet out from theSun. It is two and a half times more massive than all the other planets in thesolar systemcombined. It is made primarily of gases and is therefore known as a “gas giant”. Facts about Jupiter Jupite...
Though I am not a scientist or professional astronomer, I am anastrophotographerwho truly appreciates the wonder and mysteries of Jupiter. If you are curious as to how I managed to take a close-up photo of the planet Jupiter using my camera and telescope, be sure to read:How to Photograph...
Click on any planet below to find out more about it: The Planets Mercury Facts Venus Facts Earth Facts Mars Facts Jupiter Facts Saturn Facts Uranus Facts Neptune Facts Facts about the Planets Mercury’s craters are named after famous artists, musicians and authors. Venus is the hottest planet ...
This entry includes general facts about the planets of the solar system, such as that Jupiter is the largest planet and Pluto is the smallest, Mercury is the planet that is closest to the Sun, Venus comes closer to the Earth than any other planet, the fastest-moving planet is Mercury and...
Join us on an out-of-this-world adventure with our fascinating facts about Mars… Facts about Mars 1) Named after the Roman God of war, Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system. 2) Mars is also known as the ‘Red Planet’ because, well, it’s red! This ...
Scientists only had to wait about a year, until 1980, to get close-up pictures of Saturn. Like Jupiter, the ringed planet turned out to be full of surprises. One of Voyager 1's targets was the F ring, a thin structure discovered only the year previously by NASA'sPioneer 11probe. Voya...
No other planet in the solar system even comes close to being 98 degrees off-kilter. For example, Earth is off by a substantial 23 degrees, while giant Jupiter is tilted by just 3 degrees. For quite a while, scientists have believed that one large impact caused Uranus’s massive tilt. ...
Jupiter's icy moon Europa is one of the most interesting places in the solar system. Here are three things we know and one thing we don't know about the special moon.