Venus is sometimes called Earth’s twin because Venus and Earth are almost the same size, have about the same mass (they weigh about the same), and have a very similar composition (are made of the same material). They are also neighboring planets. However, Venus and Earth are also very different.Read More →
Venus spins on its axis from east to west, while Uranus is tilted so far over, it’s virtually spinning on its side. … An alternative explanation put forward by astronomers in 2009 is that Uranus once had a large moon, the gravitational pull of which caused the planet to fallRead More →
The closest conjunction of two planets for 2021 happens on August 19 at 04:10 UTC. Depending on where you live worldwide, Mercury and Mars will appear at their closest on the sky’s dome at evening dusk on either August 18 or August 19. They are exceedingly low in the westRead More →
In terms of life developing on a gas giant? Sure, it’s possible. At best you could have some form of single cell extremophile organism in the uppermost atmosphere. Even this however is unlikely, as Gas Giants are stupidly hot; what their outer atmospheres lack in heat they make up forRead More →
The jovian planets, however, formed farther from the Sun where ices and rocks were plentiful. The cores accreted rapidly into large clumps of ice and rock. Eventually, they got so large, they captured a large amount of hydrogen and other gasses from the surrounding nebula with their enormous gravity. WhenRead More →
Even if the planets did all align in a perfectly straight line, it would have negligible effects on the earth. … In truth, the gravitational pulls of the planets on the earth are so weak that they have no significant effect on earth life. How often do all 9 planetsRead More →
10 Interesting Facts About Neptune Neptune is the Most Distant Planet: … Neptune is the Smallest of the Gas Giants: … Neptune’s Surface Gravity is Almost Earth-like: … The Discovery of Neptune is Still a Controversy: … Neptune has the Strongest Winds in the Solar System: … Neptune is theRead More →
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the god or planet Jupiter. Which planet is Jovian? These images of the four Jovian planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — hint at some of the remarkable attributes that set them apart from the smaller, rocky terrestrial planets. What is JovianRead More →
What is life like on Proxima b? This planet in the next star system along is, at just four light-years, by far the closest Earth-like planet we know about. How many potentially habitable planets have been discovered? As of March 2020, a total of 55 potentially habitable exoplanets have beenRead More →
Mercury to Mars, are called terrestrial planets; those from Jupiter to Neptune are called giant planets or Jovian planets. Between these two main groups is a belt of numerous small bodies called asteroids. What are terrestrial planets made up of? Terrestrial planets are planets made up of rocks or metalsRead More →