The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth and is the 5th largest natural satellite in the solar system with an equatorial radius of 1,738 km. Despite its size, it is second only to Jupiter’s moon in terms of density. Due to the moon’s synchronous rotation with the Earth, only one side of the […]
Jupiter Rings, or the Jovian Ring System, is the third planetary ring system to be discovered after Saturn and Uranus. It was first seen by astronomers through the Voyager 1 space probe in 1979. After a decade, the Galileo orbiter was sent to further investigate the rings. Since then, it has been studied with the
Earth’s atmosphere is composed of gases. The gases contained in the atmosphere are made up of 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon and .038% carbon dioxide. Water vapor and other gases also exist in minute amounts. Volcanic ash, sea spray, pollen, dust and meteoroids can be found in the atmosphere as well. The gasses are
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In astrology, the five planets known by humans even before actual scientific observations are known as the classical planets. Even without the tools, these planets were known to exist (although not as planets, naturally) because they were visible to the human eye. Like these planets, Uranus is also visible without the aid of a telescope.
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Out of the four ringed planets in the solar system, Saturn has the most complex ring system. The materials that compose the Saturn rings are mostly water ice combined with chemicals and dust particles. The size of these water ice ranges from micrometers to a few meters. The first person to ever observe the Saturn
Uranus was actually observed on several occasions before it was finally recognized as a planet, but the observation was directed to the mistaken belief that it was a star. The earliest sighting for this that was recorded was on the year 1690 when a person named John Flamsteed make observations on the planet for a
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Unlike the rings of its neighbor Saturn, Neptune’s rings are faint and less dense. Even the densest of the five rings of Neptune pale in comparison to the less dense rings of Saturn. It is comparable to Jupiter’s rings that are mostly made of dust particles. These five Neptune rings were discovered by the Voyager
The atmosphere of Mercury is a tenuous exosphere that contains varying elements. The elements contained in Mercury’s exosphere are helium, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, calcium, potassium and water vapor. The comet-like tail that is seen on the end of the planet is created by atmospheric gasses that are pushed by solar light. Sodium is the primary
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Saturn has the most complex ring system in the solar system while Jupiter and Neptune have faint and simple rings. Uranus rings may not be as extensive as Saturn’s but it is more complex compared to Jupiter’s and Neptune’s. The Uranus rings were first observed more than 2 centuries ago by British astronomer William Herschel.
Although it isn’t the biggest planet in the Solar System and the closest planet from the Earth, Venus is the brightest when you at the sky at night. Even without any telescopes, one can see the Venus during certain points of the day. The same can be said about the four other classical planets—Mercury, Mars,
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