Jupiter, a Roman god
Jupiter, a Roman god (fresco from the House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii, ca. 79 AD) Who was Jupiter? Jupiter was the chief of the gods for the Romans, the way Zeus was for the [...]
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Venus – Planets – Astronomy – Space science
This is what the planet Venus looks like from space. Venus is the second planet away from our Sun - Mercury is closer to the Sun, and then the Earth is a little farther from the Sun. [...]
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Saturn – Planets – Astronomy
Saturn, as seen from space After Jupiter, Saturn is the next farthest planet out from our Sun. In some ways, Saturn is a lot like Jupiter - it's very cold, and it's mostly made [...]
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Mercury – Planets – Astronomy
Mercury from space Which planet is Mercury? Mercury is the closest planet to our Sun. At some parts of its orbit, Mercury is only about 46 million kilometers away from the sun. The [...]
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Mars, the red planet – Astronomy
Mars, the way the planet looks from space Which planet is Mars? The closest planet to Earth is Mars, and Mars is also the planet that seems most likely to have life on [...]
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How old is the Earth? – Astronomy
Earth from space: How old is the Earth? When did the Earth form? Like Mercury and Venus and the other planets that go around the Sun, the Earth probably formed a little more than four and a [...]
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Venus project – the Morning Star
Sunset with Venus visible in the sky near the moon You can see the planet Venus for yourself, without a telescope. Venus is so bright that it's even brighter than most [...]
