18. The International Space Station
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Imagine being alive one hundred years ago. World war 1 had just finished. The Spanish Flu was spreading around the world. Cars had only...
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17. Black Holes
Introduction Black holes look like round circles that are black in space. They can suck in anything and, not even light or time can...
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Feb 20, 20212 min read
16. Mission Space Shuttle
Today's blog is on Space Shuttles! I made a YouTube video on Space Shuttles too. Check it out here. Space X is a new company building...
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15. Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? (hint, it's not Pluto)
Planet Nine, also known as Planet X is a hypothetical planet that is thought to orbit the sun far beyond Pluto. The further you get from...
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14. the outer solar system
The outer solar system is the part where the biggest planet is found (Jupiter). Jupiter is the 1st planet in the outer solar system. The...
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13. The Inner solar system
The inner solar system is the part of the solar system that we live in. The mysterious little planets that are in the inner solar system...
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12. Kuiper belt
The Kuiper belt is located between Neptune and the end of the solar system. it is about 30 astronomical units or, maybe 55 AU from the...
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Oct 3, 20202 min read
11. pluto
Pluto is a dwarf planet that is located in the Kuiper belt. Pluto was discovered on February 18th,1930 by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at...
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10. neptune
Neptune is the smallest planet of the 4 outer planets. its radius is 24,622 km and its diameter is 499,244 km. Neptune is the most...
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9. Uranus
Uranus is nearly four times larger than earth. This means Uranus can fit nearly 5 earths inside it. Uranus is known as the sideways...
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8. Saturn
Saturn is the most distant planet that can be seen with the naked eye. This means you don’t need a telescope to see Saturn! Saturn is the...
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7. Venus
Venus is the 2nd planet in the solar system to the sun, but Venus is the hottest. Why is Venus hotter than Mercury even though Mercury is...
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Sep 25, 20202 min read
6. Jupiter
Jupiter is the BIGGEST planet in the solar system! if you wanted to fill Jupiter with earths you would need 1300 earths to fill the whole...
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5. the Asteroid Belt
The asteroid belt is a large circle of space rocks located between Jupiter and Mars. It is made of HUGE asteroids grouped together that...
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4. Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Its surface can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit at daytime but, Because the planet has no...
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3. Mars
Mars is a planet that scientists and probes have been studying for years! You might think mars is human friendly, but you are going off...
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2. The Earth
This article has been updated after I have done a lot more reading. Earth was once believed to be in the centre of the universe and the...
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Sep 21, 20202 min read
1. The sun
Today’s blog will feature the Sun. We will make our way from the hot centre of the solar system to the cold Kuiper belt and beyond the...
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