An asteroid is like a planet, but smaller. The name “asteroid” means “like a star” in the ancient Greek language. Asteroids may look like small stars in the sky, but they really do move around the Sun, while stars only seem to move because the Earth spins. Like planets, asteroidsContinue Reading
A nebula is usually made up of hydrogen gas and plasma. It is the first stage of a star’s cycle. There are four different types of nebula. These are; Emission, Reflection, Dark, and Planetary. Opinions on the number of Nebulae do vary, however, and some of these other types includeContinue Reading
Body Years Days 1.Eris 557 295 2.Makemake 310 33 3. Pluto 247 256 4. Neptune 164 298 5. Uranus 84 4 Venus and Mercury are the only planets in the solar system with years of shorter duration thanContinue Reading
Moon / Planet KM MILES Ganymade(Jupiter) 5262.4 3,269.9 Titan (saturn) 5150.0 3200.1 Callisto(Jupiter) 4820.6 2995.4 LO (Jupiter) 3642.6 2995.4 Moon (Earth) 3476.2 2160.0Continue Reading
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