Planet Saturn

Saturn is the six planet from the sun in our Solar System. It is the second largest Planet. Saturn appears to be similar to Jupiter in many ways. Saturn is the least dense of all the planets. Its density of 704kg m-3 is less than that of water so that one might imagine Saturn being [...]

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Planet Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet. It appears brighter than any other planet apart from Venus; at times it may even cast a shadow. Some of its surface features, and the four brightest satellites, can easily be seen in a telescope, or even in binoculars. [...]

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How big is the Universe

No one knows the size of the Universe. No one can tell how big is the Universe. The Universe has no center. So we can’t measure it. According to Astronomers, the universe is still expanding from the time of the big bank. So Universe cannot be measured, and it is continually expanding.
To measure the [...]

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What is Universe, How it is formed

The Universe is a large space that contains everything i.e. all matters and energy, from the smallest particles to the largest particles, whatever in the space is universe. It contains all the planets, stars, asteroids, meteors and all the galaxies. No one knows the size of the Universe. The astronomers believe that the universe [...]

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What are planets & why they look different from each other

What are planets
Planets are defined as the asteroids which are revolving around any star like in our solar system there are nine asteroids Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto which are revolving around a star that is the Sun. So we call those asteroids as planets. The Earth on which we [...]

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What are the sizes of the planets?

A planet is very different from a star. A star is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light. A planet is a much smaller body that shines by reflected light. Now let’s take a brief look at the sizes of all the planets of our solar system. Let’s start with [...]

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