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15. Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? (hint, it's not Pluto)

Henry Perraton

Dec 5, 20202 min read

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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Oct 23, 20201 min read

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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Oct 8, 20201 min read

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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Henry Perraton

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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Henry Perraton

Sep 29, 20201 min read

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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Sep 29, 20201 min read

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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Henry Perraton

Sep 28, 20202 min read

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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Henry Perraton

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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Sep 24, 20201 min read

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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Henry Perraton

Sep 23, 20202 min read

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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Sep 21, 20203 min read

1. The Sun

Welcome to Give Me Space! Today’s blog will feature the Sun. On this journey, throughout space, we will learn about a range of different...

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ABOUT HENRY

I am 11 years old from Melbourne, Australia. I like reading and learning about space and I hope one day I will get to explore space with NASA. I hope you enjoy my blogs. There will be a new one each week. Make sure you subscribe so you will get an email when a new one comes out.

GIVE ME SPACE!

15. Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? (hint, it's not Pluto)

14. the outer solar system

12. Kuiper belt

11. pluto

10. neptune

9. Uranus

8. Saturn

6. Jupiter

5. the Asteroid Belt

3. Mars

1. The Sun

ABOUT HENRY

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