#planet

Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is a gas giant and the fourth-largest planet in the Solar...    Read more

An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star outside our Solar System, whereas a rogue planet is a planet that doesn't orbit a star and is drifting...    Read more

The habitable zone, also known as the Goldilocks zone, is the region around a star where the conditions are just right for liquid water to exist on...    Read more

A brown dwarf is a celestial object that is too small to sustain nuclear fusion in its core like stars do, but too massive to be classified as a...    Read more

A planet is a celestial body that orbits a star, is massive enough to be nearly round in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris. The...    Read more

Planets, moons, and asteroids are all celestial bodies that exist in space, but they differ in several ways. PlanetA planet is a celestial body that...    Read more

The difference between a star and a planet lies in their formation, size, and the way they emit light. A star is a massive celestial body that is...    Read more

One year on a planet refers to the time it takes for it to complete a single orbit around the sun. Due to the vast differences in the sizes of the...    Read more

Brown dwarfs and planets share many similarities but there are some key differences between them. Brown dwarfs are sometimes referred to as 'failed...    Read more

The most common type of rock on Mercury is basalt. Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock that is formed from solidified lava. It is a dark-colored rock...    Read more