https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt A dark sky with Bright stars en-us 2020-01-17 18:09:57 UTC 2020-01-22 23:51:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 5916300 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434108100  Asteroids are millions of small chunks of metal and rock that you would find orbiting the sun or on the loose. Most asteroids can come from the asteroid belt, partly in between Mars and Jupiter. Some scientists think that some asteroids have broken away from the asteroid belt, and one of the largest found broken off is called Eros. Asteroids may look big enough, but they are far to small to be planets, in fact, they are generally way smaller than even dwarf planets! You may have seen one before, as most asteroids "Fall to Earth, or burn up in the sky as glowing meteors.", according to Solar System. Some believe that they could just be objects in our solar system that collided to create this new rocky object, or pieces of a lost planet. Asteroids can also come in many different forms and sizes, as they are not given a definite one, but they are all the same object, with mostly the same of jobs.]]> 2020-01-21 16:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434108100 5916300 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434120134     Our Solar System's inner planets are the planets that are closest to the Sun. This causes these planets to be very small and hot, as well as the fact that they are left with either a very thin, or no atmosphere at all. Inner planets also have a lessened amount of moons, and you are most likely not able to roam them due to their thin atmospheres. Inner planets also have a very rocky surface, with a minimal amount of gases. For example, Mercury is the smallest, fastest, and closest planet to our Sun. Although, Mercury has the oldest surface of them all. Correspondingly, due to Mercury being so close to the Sun, the Sun obviously looks way bigger from its surface. Mercury has no atmosphere, meaning that humans would not be able to leave their spacecraft, or roam its surface. This planet has zero moons and is very hot! For instance, its hottest days can max out to about 870 degrees Fahrenheit! Additionally, its coldest days can minimize to about -297 degrees Fahrenheit. This planet is both hot and freezing at the same time! Another inner planet that is the 2nd closest to the Sun is Venus. Not only is Venus is the 2nd closest planet to the sun but it is also the closest planet the Earth. Venus is actually very close in size to our Earth. It atmosphere has very high pressure that it could crush cars, and it is highly not recommended to exit your spacecraft on this planet. Moreover, its atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide, which is extremely poisonous and thick. Venus also has no moons, but has an  intense temperature that can reach up to about 870 degrees Fahrenheit. This planet is unusually similar in temperature to Mercury, except for the fact that it does not get very cold at all. Another hot planet hits us in the inner area! 
Another very commonly known inner planet is Earth. This is our home planet and is also the third planet from the Sun. If the Earth was any closer, it would be way too hot, and if it was any further, it would be way too cold. Earth's atmosphere is made up of gases that protect, not harm the life living on it, and is more than 600 kilometers long. Unlike most other inner planets, Earth has only one moon. Thanks to the perfectness in distance and size of the Earth, we have a comfortable and safe place to live. The last planet in the order of inner planets is Mars. The fourth planet of the Sun, also the most similar to our Earth. Mars has, just like us, four seasons and also has valleys, canyons, plains, etcetera on its surface. If there ever came a day to live on Mars, I think we should last a decent amount of time. Although, Mars is very rocky and dry, and its temperatures can drop to about -100 degrees Fahrenheit, and can rise to about -30 degrees Fahrenheit. That makes me take back my thought of us living on Mars. Mars is usually this cold only at night, but us humans would still not be able to last a day on it. 
    Inner planets are very alike in many ways , and share tons of commonalities. Even though this is the way it is, we would still only be able to live on planet Earth, as the other inner planets are way too hot or small. Generally speaking, inner planets are very small, hot, fast, have a thinner atmosphere, and have way less moons than other planets besides inner planets. ]]> 2020-01-21 17:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434120134 5913737 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434122819 Moons are natural satellites that orbit a planet. Also, all moons are distinct whole objects that are solid and are in orbit of a larger body. Naturally, the first moon discovered was our moon, which by the way is named Luna. The Latin word for moon. But, even though they found our moon they still thought that moons were planets! Even though most moons are circular some moons are all different shapes and sizes! For example, mars' two moons are irregularly shaped! I personally think that is VERY cool. ]]> 2020-01-21 17:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434122819 5915476 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434122931 Our galaxy is one of many. It is a spiral galaxy called the Milky Way. The Milky Way is made wholly of dust, gases, and stars. The color of the stars determine how old and hot it is. For example, the hottest and oldest stars are red, adults stars are yellow, with a temperature about as hot as our sun, and blue and white stars are babies with very low temperatures compared to other stars, and they are also very young in space years. Although, most of our galaxy is just empty space. Our galaxy got its name because Greeks thought that one of its arms looked like spilled milk! ]]> 2020-01-21 17:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434122931 5915476 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434127746 Comets are natural bodies of dirt and ice. Most are to small or to distant to be seen from Earth, but if and when they do, we end up seeing its tail, giving us a meteor shower. Billions of comets orbit the sun in long paths shaped like oval. When comets are close to the sun, they start to glow because of the suns radiation. The glowing part is called a coma, and the stream behind it is called a tail. Every comets tail points away from the Sun because they have no mass, and due to solar wind, they stream away from the Sun. Comets orbit the sun near an area beyond Neptune, called the Kuiper Belt. They usually stay in their given orbit, but may also sometimes be on the lose.]]> 2020-01-21 17:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434127746 5918009 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434135851 When it came to deciding if Pluto should be a planet or not, it really got people confused, because there were many good reason Pluto both should, and should not be a true planet. One reason Pluto didn't fully meet the requirements of a true planet is the fact that it has a very odd tilt that has a negative effect on it's rotation, because it overlaps with the planet Neptune. I mean, imagine if one day it'll collide with Neptune! That would be terrible. Also, Pluto is incredibly tiny compared to all the other planets. Also, the debate was so much pressure that people overall wondered if the world planet  should even be a real word anymore. So in the end, everybody figured that eight planets was enough, and Pluto would remain a Dwarf planet, while the word planet, still lives in the dictionary to serve a purpose.]]> 2020-01-21 17:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434135851 5915476 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434143484 There are a lot more galaxies than just ours. The Universe has billions of galaxies in all shapes and sizes. There main shapes are spiral, elliptical,and irregular galaxies.
        One of the galaxies is a spiral galaxy [ our galaxy]. A spiral galaxy has a center that is packed with thousands of stars. The "arms" of the galaxy contain most of the gas and dust where new stars form.
     Another galaxy is called a Elliptical galaxy. It is round or oval with no "arms". They contain little gas or dust. The last galaxy that is common  is the irregular galaxy. It is called this because it has no regular shape. They contain many clouds of gas and dust in which stars are forming. there are LOTS of galaxies in this Universe.]]> 2020-01-21 17:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434143484 5918009 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434152402  There are both four inner, and four outer planets in our solar system. Other than both Mercury and Venus, all of the planets have at least one moon rotating around it. Also, most of the eight planets all have atmospheres made entirely of some sort of gases. 
Jupiter, is the fifth planet away from the Sun. It is also the largest planet in the solar system. As crazy as it sounds, this astronomically large planet has AT LEAST 62 whole moons that were discovered SO FAR! On top of that, the outrageous temperature may possibly be hotter than the surface of the Sun! Also, it's atmosphere is mostly made out of helium, and hydrogen. The next outer planet in line, is Saturn. Saturn is the sixth planet away from the Sun. This planet also has at least 60 moons rotating around it. It's wind speeds can get up to 3 times as powerful as a tornado! Saturn is also the planet with the most visible rings. 
The next PLANET from the Sun is Uranus. This is the third largest planet, and as you might already know, it is the seventh planet from the Sun. But also, since this planet is an outer planet, it can be at freezing temperatures. The temperature can average at -216degrees Celsius! That's probably how it got it's blue/green color. Also, since all the outer planets are mostly known as the gas giants, they obviously have a very gaseous atmosphere. This planet also has at least 27 moons that orbit this planet. As well as that, just like most of the other outer planets, it's atmosphere is made mostly of hydrogen, and helium. This planet is big enough to fit four whole Earths inside of it. Some people also believe that this planet possibly has had water on it before.
 Now the moment you've all mean waiting for, the planet, and the furthest away from the Sun. It's also the eighth planet from the Sun. This planet is quite similar to the planet Uranus. But yet again, they all have their differences. Like, just like Uranus, Neptune is also blue in the color. Another way they are similar is that people also had a little debate on whether this planet has actually had water on it at one point. But that's probably where the similarities end. This planet has at least 13 moons. The winds on this planet can blow up to 550 meters, or 1,800 feet per-second! Just like most outer planets, this planet has rings, and although they are very faint, we can still sort of see them. Also, some scientists believe that one of Neptune's moons, Triton might've actually formed outside of our solar system. Neptune also has a cold layer of methane gas in it's atmosphere. As you can see, all planets are super important to us, especially the outer ones! ]]> 2020-01-21 18:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434152402 7426498 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434156012 The Sun is a gargantuan ball of fiery gasses which are mostly hydrogen and helium. Our Sun is in the center of the solar system as well as all of the other suns in our universe. The sun is 99.9% of all matter in our solar system! Which obviously means it is the largest thing in our solar system! Don't you know how I said that the sun was a GARGANTUAN ball of FIERY gasses well, I meant it! the suns core can reach up to 28,080,000 degrees Fahrenheit! That's CRAZY! And about the GARGANTUAN part the sun is 865,000 miles through the center! that is a colossal size!]]> 2020-01-21 18:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434156012 5915476 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434161116 The model below shows what our solar system looks like as well as the order of the inner and outer planets. ]]> 2020-01-21 18:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434161116 5916300 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434163059 The chart Below shows the differences between Inner and Outer Planets, with information from the texts, and outside sources.]]> 2020-01-21 18:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434163059 5918009 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434286169 When planets don't fully meet the "requirements" of planets, they would just be classified as a dwarf planet. Dwarf planets are more tiny than normal planets. Also, unlike regular planets, dwarf planets don't have a very clear pathway, meaning that while dwarf planets are rotating, there are many space rocks, asteroids, and many other things in the dwarf planets path. On top of that, if the dwarf planets were ever going to be real planets, they'd also have to make sure they rotate the Sun. Also, it would be best if the dwarf planets don't overlap with other planets in our galaxy.]]> 2020-01-21 21:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434286169 5916300 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434655051 Adalynn: Outer Planets, Dwarf Planets, Why Pluto Is not a planet

Evelina: Inner Planets, Include a chart, All About Asteroids

Daphne: All About Comets, What makes up our Galaxy, Include a model, Different Galaxies

Cecelia: All About the Moon, All About the Sun, Similarities between Andromeda and the Milky Way, Reference Page]]> 2020-01-22 16:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434655051 5915476 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434681662 Croswell,Ken. " Catching Andromeda's Light".

Helies, Tony. "The Milky Way, Our Home", True Tales of Space

Downey, Fran ."The Sun: Our Stormy Star".

Anonymous, Anonymous. "Solar System" Encyclopedia, Brittanica.

Anonymous, Anonymous. "Object in Our Solar System", National Geographic.

Anonymous, Anonymous. "The Inner Planets", National Geographic

Anonymous, Anonymous. "The Outer Planets", National Geographic

Cutler, Nellie G. "Eight Is Enough", Time For Kids.

Anonymous, Anonymous. "Dwarf Planets", National Geographic.]]> 2020-01-22 17:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434681662 5913737 https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434684399 To start off, the Andromeda galaxy and our galaxy (the milky way) are similar because they are both spiral galaxies which means they have "arms" that extend out and form a spiral shape. These "arms" are made up of dust, gas, stars, and planets, though its mostly stars, gas, and dust. Just like our galaxy! I find that very cool! Plus, both of our galaxies have GIANT black holes in the center of them. When I say GIANT, I mean GIANT! The black hole in Andromeda is 140,000,000 times the size of our sun! see what I mean?]]> 2020-01-22 17:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/5916300/kmtbwf8do7lt/wish/434684399