Solar System
The Planet Saturn
*Saturn is named after the Roman god of fertility and agriculture, whose Greek equivalent was Cronos, the god of time. *It is the second biggest planet in the solar system after Jupiter, and is around […]
Solar System
Solar System
The Planet Mars
*Mars is named after the Roman god of war because its red appearance resembles the colour of blood. In actual fact, its reddish hue is the result of an abundance of iron oxide, otherwise known […]
Solar System
The Planet Earth
*The Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the only planet in the Solar System not named after a mythical god. *The planet is the densest body in the solar system, and its […]
Solar System
The Planet Venus
*The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Its association with the goddess probably stems from it being the brightest object in the night sky, after the Moon, and thus […]
Solar System
The Planet Mercury
*As well as being the closest planetto the Sun, Mercury (4,878km wide) is also the smallest planet in the solar system, similar in size to our Moon (3475.6km wide) and 2/5 the size of Earth. […]
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 […]
Solar System
The Solar System
Our Solar System is 4.6 billion years old and was formed inside a diffuse cloud of interstellar gas and dust called a nebula. At its center is a giant ball of exploding hydrogen (75%) and […]
Solar System
The Planets
The Solar System contains the 4 outer, gas giant planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, which are basically gigantic balls of gas and liquid. There are also the 4 inner, terrestrial planets of Mercury, […]