Sun Facts The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system. It is an almost perfect sphere of super-hot gases whose gravity holds the solar system together. The energy produced by the Sun is essential for life on Earth and is a driving force behind the Earth’s weather. Facts ab...
Neptune Facts: Wind speeds on Neptune can reach 450 meters per second. Neptune was discovered because its gravitational field was affecting the orbit of Uranus. Neptune is sometimes the ninth planet from the Sun. How big is this planet ?
Read about the history and future of Earth’s sun as well as fun facts about the sun’s age, size, temperature, and phenomena like solar flares.
We’ll tell you –– it’s becausethe Earth is tilted 23.4 degreeson its ‘axis’,an imaginary line straight through the middle of the planet form theNorth Poleto theSouth Pole. This means that different parts of the globe are tilted towards the sun at different times of the year (or ...
NASA explains, The solar wind is created by the outward expansion of plasma (a collection of charged particles) from the Sun. This plasma is continually heated to the point that the Sun’s gravity can’t hold it down. It then travels along the Sun’s magnetic field lines that extend radi...
getting an understanding of where the Earth is in relation to the Sun and moon and planets is just, well, sort of nice to know. If you've ever sat outside at night and got into an discussion about whether that bright star is actually a planet, and if it is - "Which planet is it...
The rusty world is full of mysteries—and some of the solar system's most extreme geology. Learn more about Earth's smaller, colder neighbor.
Likewise, the Earth has 7 percent less oxygen-16 relative to its other isotopes, than does the Sun. NASA reports that "that Earth, the moon, as well as... meteorites... have a lower concentration of the O-16 than does the sun... The implication is that we did not form out of ...
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Distance from Sun: 5.2 AU Day: 9.8 Earth hours Orbit: 11.9 Earth years Natural Satellites: 79 Images of Jupiter, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. NASA, ESA, and A. Simon Interesting Facts About Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. it is more than 11 times...