Articles Containing Tag: planets

Welcome to the fastest moving planet in our solar system: Mercury. In fact, speed isn’t the only record it holds. It’s the smallest, the closest to the sun, and the one with the shortest year as well. Mercury is a… Read More

Did you know Earth has a sister planet? Some even use the term evil twin! Venus is similar to Earth – it is the only other of the inner planets with any significant atmosphere. Yet it’s still alien enough to… Read More

Was there ever life on Mars? Could it be humanity’s next celestial destination? For thousands of years, Earth’s little red neighbor has inspired questions and legends alike. Mars – Bringer of War Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is… Read More

Of all the planets orbiting our sun, Earth is the strangest. Is that an odd thing to say – that the planet we’re most familiar with is the most unique? All worlds are somewhat different, but ours stands out as… Read More

Over the years, images on the surface of Mars have revealed themselves through various photos taken of the red planet. Faces of bears, enormous claw marks, and floating spoons name just a few of the illusions spotted on Earth’s celestial… Read More

Scientists are hoping to return to the moon and colonize Mars in the next few years – but another of Earth’s neighbors may be worth visiting, as scientists find signs of life. Scientists have discovered the gas phosphine in the… Read More

Imagine living on the South Pole. It would be freezing, and you couldn’t go outside. Not much fun, right? Now, imagine living on the planet Mars. There it would be even worse. Despite this, many people, like billionaire Elon Musk,… Read More

Mars is a simple planet compared to Earth. There is almost no atmosphere, there are no oceans, and the planet has only trace amounts of water. Its climate should be very simple to model, predict, and understand, but Mars is… Read More