Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is one of the most breathtaking sights in our solar system. With stunning visuals ...

Uranus may seem like a desolate ice giant, but it’s full of surprises! Learn about its peculiar orbit, captivating appearance ...

With a radius of 3,959 miles, Earth is the fifth largest planet in our solar system, and it's the only one known for sure to have liquid water on its surface. Earth is also unique in terms of ...

With a radius of 2,106 miles, Mars is the seventh largest planet in our solar system and about half the diameter of Earth. Its surface gravity is 37.5 percent of Earth’s. Mars rotates on its ...

Narrator: Further from the Sun, in the outer reaches of the solar system, we find the gas planets. Much larger than the rocky planets, these cosmic giants are accompanied by numerous moons.

This restricted the details that could be gathered about the Solar System, as asteroids, most of the satellites of other planets, and the most distant planets are not visible to the naked eye.

There were multiple proposals on how to change it, though, in the end, the definition created a new class of dwarf planets and made a lot of people angry. Still, kids in school now learn that the ...