https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe The solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; dozens of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Beyond our own solar system, we have discovered thousands of planetary systems orbiting other stars in the Milky Way. en-us 2022-06-05 17:00:57 UTC 2025-11-22 04:51:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f31a.png amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211436912 The Sun is a yellow dwarf star, a hot ball of glowing gases at the heart of our solar system. Its gravity holds everything from the biggest planets to tiny debris in its orbit.]]> 2022-06-05 17:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211436912 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211439391 Is the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the Sun. Is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Mercury is the fastest planet, zipping around the Sun every 88 Earth days.]]> 2022-06-05 17:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211439391 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211440070
Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction from most planets. A thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system.

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]]> 2022-06-05 17:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211440070 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211441364 Earth is our home planet and it's the only place we know of so far that’s inhabited by living things. It's also the only planet in our solar system with liquid water on the surface.]]> 2022-06-05 17:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211441364 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211442045 Mars is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. There is strong evidence Mars was billions of years ago wetter and warmer, with a thicker atmosphere.]]> 2022-06-05 17:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211442045 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211442472 Jupiter is more than twice as massive than the other planets of our solar system combined. The giant planet's Great Red spot is a centuries-old storm bigger than Earth.]]> 2022-06-05 17:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211442472 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211444736 Is adorned with a dazzling, complex system of icy rings, Saturn is unique in our solar system. The other giant planets have rings, but none are as spectacular as Saturn's.]]> 2022-06-05 17:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211444736 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211446846 Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. This unique tilt makes Uranus appear to spin on its side.]]> 2022-06-05 17:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211446846 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211448963 Is the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun—is dark, cold, and whipped by supersonic winds. It was the first planet located through mathematical calculations, rather than by telescope]]> 2022-06-05 17:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211448963 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211450201 Is a complex world of ice mountains and frozen plains. Once considered the ninth planet, Pluto is the largest member of the Kuiper Belt and the best known of a new class of worlds called dwarf planets.]]> 2022-06-05 17:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211450201 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211451198 Stars are born within the clouds of dust and scattered throughout most galaxies. A familiar example of such as a dust cloud is the Orion Nebula.]]> 2022-06-05 17:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211451198 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211451918 Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. Although asteroids orbit the Sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets.]]> 2022-06-05 17:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211451918 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211452630 Comets are frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices. They range from a few miles to tens of miles wide, but as they orbit closer to the Sun, they heat up and spew gases and dust into a glowing head that can be larger than a planet. This material forms a tail that stretches millions of miles.]]> 2022-06-05 17:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211452630 amindibueno https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211453724 Are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Think of them as “space rocks."]]> 2022-06-05 17:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amindibueno/rtseq3khw1yjmlhe/wish/2211453724