For the first time since 2005, you’ll be able to see all five visible planets (Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Mercury) at once – if you get up early enough to see the perfect moment in the dawning night sky, that is. Which two planets are aligning right now? Bottom line:Read More →
If the proposed Resolution is passed, the 12 planet in our Solar System will be Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Charon and 2003 UB313. The name 2003 UB313 is provisional, as a “real” name has not yet been assigned to this object. How many planetsRead More →
Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Every planet in our solar system except for Venus and Uranus rotates counter-clockwise as seen from above the North Pole; that is to say, from west to east. This is the same direction in which all the planets orbit the sun. Why does Venus andRead More →
Why are most of the planets composed of refractory materials found in the inner solar system? The temperature of the Inner protostellar accretion disk was too high for volatile components to remain solid. Three stars are found to have been formed from a molecular cloud. Which planets have rings eachRead More →
Slightly smaller than Pluto, Makemake is the second-brightest object in the Kuiper Belt as seen from Earth (while Pluto is the brightest). It takes about 305 Earth years for this dwarf planet to make one trip around the Sun. Do dwarf planets orbit stars? On the other hand, a dwarfRead More →
All of the planets are round because of gravity. … The force of gravity, pulled this molten material inwards towards the planet’s center into the shape of a sphere. Later, when the planets cooled, they stayed spherical. Planets are not perfectly spherical because they also spin. Why are planets almostRead More →