The Nine Planets is an encyclopedic overview with facts and information about mythology and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons, and other objects in our solar system and beyond.

Mar 17, 2020 · The planets in order from the Sun based on their distance are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Click for more.

Mercury is the planet closest to our Sun, and it is the eighth largest of the nine planets. Click for even more facts and information for kids.

Sep 25, 2019 · Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet of the Solar System. It is the oldest planet of the Solar System thus it was the first to take shape out of the remains of the solar …

Sep 25, 2019 · Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet with a thin atmosphere. Click for even more wonderful Mars facts.

Sep 25, 2019 · Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun but, perhaps surprisingly, it does not have the highest temperatures. Click for even more facts.

The planet Venus is named after the ancient Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek mythology, she is known as Aphrodite. The planet was named after this goddess because, for the ancient …

Sep 26, 2019 · Uranus is the seventh planet discovered in the Solar System that also led to the discovery of the last planet. Click for even more facts and information.

Sep 25, 2019 · Ceres is a dwarf planet, and the only who isn’t located in the Kuiper Belt but rather in the inner solar system. Click for even more interesting facts.

Sep 25, 2019 · Pluto is the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System, discovered in 1930. Click for even more interesting facts and information on Pluto.