Meet the Planets

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A planet is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.

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verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ 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. Planets that orbit close to their stars tend, of course, to be a lot hotter than those that are farther away, for example, Mercury and Venus in our solar system. But in some solar systems, there are planets that orbit their stars even closer than Mercury, the closest planet to our sun. Some of these extreme worlds are referred to as lava planets, where scientists think that at least part of their surfaces are covered by molten magma oceans.Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his...

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Our finding likely means that the atmosphere extends a little beyond the shore of the magma ocean, making it easier to spot with space telescopes. 55 Cancri e, almost twice the diameter of Earth, is another possible lava world, as seen in this artist’s concept. Image via NASA/ JPL-Caltech. This picture book is a very enjoyable text to read-aloud as each planet is given a comical personality to reflect its assets - which is fun and humorous when it comes to adding that expression! Venus is the 'goddess of beauty' and Jupiter is 'king of the planets', whilst Saturn is 'your beautiful queen'. Bethan Woollvin has matched her illustrations to compliment and personify the words to contribute to the personalities of the planets. The best books to read your children in 2020, from Julia Donaldson’s ‘The Go-Away Bird’ to the Dalai Lama's 'The Seed of Compassion' It's ever so hard to imagine, because stars really look kind of small, that each one's a planet, a sun or a moon- they're not shining sequins at all!I have read this story repeatedly with a cohort of Reception children who have enjoyed hearing it time after time, really getting to know the personalities of these planets to help them remember their attributes

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Source: Modelling the atmosphere of lava planet K2-141b: implications for low- and high-resolution spectroscopyNASA's New Horizonsspacecraft is currently exploring an icy region beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. It eventually will leave our solar system. Voyager 1went interstellarin 2012 and Voyager 2joined it in 2018. Both spacecraft, launched in 1977, are still in communication with Earth. The researchers now want to further test their calculations about K2-141b. They will now use data from the Spitzer Space Telescope to determine more specific temperatures for the day side and night side of the planet. Later, they plan to use the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST), due to launch in 2021, to analyze the atmosphere.

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Excel High School has an online high school Earth Science course. Learn more about the course details here. Join in with fun RHYMES as we go on an exciting SPACE expedition to say HELLO to all the planets in the SOLAR SYSTEM.

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The study is the first to make predictions about weather conditions on K2-141b that can be detected from hundreds of light-years away with next-generation telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope. K2-141b’s surface is thought to be largely covered by a magma ocean (artist’s concept). Image via MediaInaf TV/ The Science Times. York University’s Tue Giang Nguyen is lead author of the study, published November 3, 2020, in the peer-reviewed journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Nguyen said in a statement: Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri... With bold, eye-catching illustrations in super-sonic neon colours, this book is sure to capture young children's imaginations and encourage them to ask more questions about what's out there, in SPACE! NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.