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  1. The Nine Planets of The Solar System | Eight Planets Without Pluto

    The Nine Planets is an encyclopedic overview with facts and information about mythology and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons, and other objects in our solar system and beyond.

  2. The Planets In Order | From The Sun, Information, History & Definition

    Mar 17, 2020 · The planets in order from the Sun based on their distance are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Click for more.

  3. How Many Planets are in our Solar System? | Facts & Amount

    Sep 29, 2020 · A star that hosts planets orbiting around it is called a planetary system, or a stellar system, if more than two stars are present. Our planetary system is called the Solar System, …

  4. Introduction to the planets of our solar system

    A “planet” is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and …

  5. Solar System Facts | Information, Size, History and Definition

    Te solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official planets, at least three “dwarf planets”, 130+ satellites and a large number of small bodies

  6. The Planets | Facts About the Eight Planets & 5 Dwarf Planets

    Dec 6, 2019 · The Planets of the Solar System Detailed information and facts about the eight planets and five dwarf planets in our solar system.

  7. Ceres Facts | Orbit, Composition, Size, Gravity & Definition

    Sep 25, 2019 · Ceres is a dwarf planet, and the only who isn’t located in the Kuiper Belt but rather in the inner solar system. Click for even more interesting facts.

  8. Eris Facts | Temperature, Surface, Information, History & Definition

    Oct 8, 2019 · Eris is the most distant dwarf planet, located beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered in 2005. Click for even more interesting facts on Eris.

  9. Venus Facts | Surface, Atmosphere, Moons, History & Definition

    Sep 26, 2019 · Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the sixth largest. Together with Mercury, they are the only planets without a satellite. Click for more facts.

  10. Jupiter | Facts, Information, History & Definition

    Sep 25, 2019 · Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet of the Solar System. It is the oldest planet of the Solar System thus it was the first to take shape out of the remains of the solar …