Solar System
The Planet Mercury
Mercury is the both the closest planet to the Sun (4,878km wide), and the smallest planet in the solar system, similar in size to our Moon (3475.6km wide) and 2/5 the size of Earth. Here …
Planets and Moons
Solar System
The Planet Jupiter
The planet Jupiter is named after the king of the Roman gods whose Greek counterpart was Zeus. It is the biggest planet in our solar system, which is where it derived its association with the …
Astronomy History
Who Discovered The Earth Moves Around The Sun?
Aristarchus of Samos was the first known person to propose that the Earth revolves around the Sun, doing so in the 3rd century BCE. However, his heliocentric theory gained few supporters and was largely forgotten …
News
Scientist Speculate Titan May Harbour Life
Scientists at the US space agency NASA, have speculated that Saturn‘s moon Titan was a likely candidate to support life, after analyzing the latest data sent back from their space probe Cassini. Titan is the …