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Mercury's orbit is so close to the Sun that it is hard to see from the ground. This is why ...
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Venus is one of the brightest objects in the sky. It is always found near the Sun. It rises ...
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Mars is a bright, red object in the sky. It is very easy to see, which means that even people ...
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Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system! It's also very bright in the sky. We don't ...
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Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system. It is also very bright in the sky. ...
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Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. He argued with his friends over its name. ...
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Neptune was discovered in 1846. But it wasn't discovered using a telescope. Scientists used ...
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The ninth planet in our solar system is Pluto. It was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. ...
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Ceres is the largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt. It was classified as a "dwarf ...
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Haumea is a dwarf planet in our Solar System. Haumea is officially the fifth dwarf planet. ...
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Research Highlights
The Earth's mantle is a rocky, solid shell that is between the Earth's crust and the outer core. The mantle is made up of many different reservoirs that have different chemical compositions. Scientists...
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