Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Sun
Chapter 2: Some Planet Basics
Chapter 3: Mercury
Chapter 4: Venus
Chapter 5: Earth
Chapter 6: Mars
Chapter 7: Jupiter
Chapter 8: Saturn
Chapter 9: Uranus
Chapter 10: Neptune
Chapter 11: Pluto
Chapter 12: Interesting Facts
Conclusion:
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Introduction
Space, the final frontier… to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. ~ Gene Roddenberry
We are living in an amazing place in the universe called: The Milky Way Galaxy. It is surrounded by lots and lots of stars, planets, asteroids, comets, and other celestial objects.
One neat place in the Milky Way Galaxy is where planet earth is found. Can you guess where we are? Did you guess: The solar system?
Good job!
The solar system has lots of fascinating things to discover. Let’s learn about some of them and don’t forget to share with others!
First, let’s define our solar system. What is it? If someone asked you that question, what would you say?
ESA for kids explains it in a nice and simple way: “The Solar System is made up of the Sun and all of the smaller objects that move around it.”
Simple enough, right? It might sound that way, but it isn’t!
The solar system has eight planets. Let’s start with the sun. It is the biggest part of our solar system and everything moves around this bright star.
