Planets For Kids - Solar System Facts and Astronomy
You will find lots of information about our solar system with lots of questions and answers and games for you to play. We also have a color in section where you can download pictures and have fun. Remember everything here is “Kid-friendly” so lets get started….
Interesting Facts about the Solar System - Planets for Kids
The planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also dwarf planets such as Pluto, dozens of moons and millions of asteroids, comets and meteoroids of all shapes and sizes.
Interesting Facts about Planet Mercury - Planets for Kids
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and is located closest to the Sun. It has a thin atmosphere and a rocky surface with many craters. Mercury has a very slow rotation, taking 59 Earth days to complete one day.
Interesting Facts about the Dwarf Planets - Planets for Kids
So far, astronomers have identified five dwarf planets in our solar system: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Dwarf Planet Statistics: Ceres:
Articles - Planets for Kids
What is the closest planet to Saturn? What color is Venus? What Is A Constellation? Why is the earth round? Why does the earth spin? What was the first animal in space?
Facts about the Moons of the Solar System - Planets for Kids
Of Saturn’s 53 known moons, Titan is the largest and is also the second largest moon in our solar system. It’s also the only moon that has a cloud system and a dense atmosphere that is similar to what a planet would have.
Gas Giant Facts for Kids - The Outer Planets
In our solar system we have eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the inner rocky planets. Jupiter and Saturn are the outer gas giants. Uranus and Neptune are the outer ice giants.
Solar System Facts and Astronomy Facts - Planets for Kids
TERRESTRIAL PLANETS. Each time you look up to the sky and see a star you are looking at a sun in another galaxy. If you were on another planet looking back at our solar system, you would see our sun as a star. Read More
Interesting Facts about the Sun - Planets for Kids
The solar system consists of our sun, which is a star, and all that its gravity affects. The planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Venus Facts for Kids - Interesting Facts about Planet Venus
Facts about Venus for Kids: Venus has over 1,600 volcanoes, the most of any planet within the solar system. It takes Venus 243 Earth days to make one complete rotation. Compared to Earth’s 365 days, it takes Venus only 224.7 Earth days to make one rotation around the sun.
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