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COMETS

COMETS

✨Comets orbit the Sun just like planets and asteroids do, except a comet usually has a very elongated orbit.   As the comet gets closer to the Sun, some of...

COMETS

✨Comets orbit the Sun just like planets and asteroids do, except a comet usually has a very elongated orbit.   As the comet gets closer to the Sun, some of...

ASTEROIDS

ASTEROIDS

✨Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky objects that orbit the Sun. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system. Most of them are located in the main asteroid...

ASTEROIDS

✨Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky objects that orbit the Sun. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system. Most of them are located in the main asteroid...

METEOR

METEOR

✨A meteor is a space rock—or meteoroid—that enters Earth's atmosphere. As the space rock falls toward Earth, the resistance—or drag—of the air on the rock makes it extremely hot. What we...

METEOR

✨A meteor is a space rock—or meteoroid—that enters Earth's atmosphere. As the space rock falls toward Earth, the resistance—or drag—of the air on the rock makes it extremely hot. What we...

Eagle Nebula Pillars

Eagle Nebula Pillars

27 years ago, On April 1 in 1995. Hubble's view of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula displays three giant columns of cold gas giving birth to new...

Eagle Nebula Pillars

27 years ago, On April 1 in 1995. Hubble's view of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula displays three giant columns of cold gas giving birth to new...

Earth's Moon

Earth's Moon

The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system. The Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble...

Earth's Moon

The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system. The Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble...

Gravity

Gravity

What is Gravity? It is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. Gravity on Earth Gravity is very important to us. We could...

Gravity

What is Gravity? It is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. Gravity on Earth Gravity is very important to us. We could...