Until 2006 it was the last planet of the solar system. It belongs today to the family of the dwarf planets because its characteristics are too different from those of…
Moons of Neptune
Neptune has 14 known moons, which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology. By far the largest of them is Triton, discovered by William Lassell on October 10,…
The Blue Planet
Neptune is invisible to the naked eye. It was discovered in 1846 by Urbain Le Verrier because something disrupted the orbit of Uranus. The astronomer then made calculations and located…
The Georgian Planet
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. This planet is almost 5 times bigger than Earth and 14.5 heavier. It is about 2.9 billion km from the Sun, so…
The Ring System
We speak of a system because there is not only one ring but countless, almost an infinity. The rings of Saturn are unique in the solar system because they are…
Why do we need scientific names for things? Usually, one of two reasons. Either, for an international standard across languages, such as with many chemicals, or otherwise to be as…
Evening Star
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. As the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the…