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…
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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
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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…
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In relation to the Sun, Venus is the second planet after Mercury, just in front of the Earth. No planet approaches closer to Earth than Venus; at its nearest it…
Swift Planet
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It orbits 58 million kilometers from the Sun, 2.7 times closer than the Earth and named “Swift Planet” because of it’s swiftness…
Ringed Planet
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Saturn, the planet with the rings… It is really the most beautiful planet of the solar system. Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the…
The God of Olympus
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Jupiter, Zeus, the god of Olympus, is 773 million km from the Sun, 5 times farther than the Earth and revolves around the Sun in just over 11 years. It…