... The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. ...
... Planet types can be selected on the left in order of increasing mass: Earth , Super ... planet is gravitationally attracted not only to the central Sun-like star, but to ...
... Most of the music on The Nine Planets is taken from the recording of The Planets op. 32 by Gustav Holst by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andr Previn (Telarc 80133); the Pluto piece is from a different recording (see below). ...
... 2006 August 28 . Eight Planets and New Solar System Designations . Credit: International Astronomical Union . ... Credit: International Astronomical Union . Explanation: How many planets are in the Solar System? ...
... Explanation: Using the prolific planet hunting Kepler spacecraft, astronomers have discovered 1,235 candidate planets orbiting other suns since the Kepler mission's search for Earth-like worlds began in 2009 . ...
... 2000 May 5 . Planets In The Sun . Credit: SOHO - LASCO Consortium, ESA , NASA . ... Explanation: Today , all five naked-eye planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) plus the Moon and the Sun will at least ...
... 2011 April 11 . Otherworldly Planet Rise . Credit Copyright : Robert Arn ( Colorado St. U. ) . ... only recorded sunrises on Mars and Earth , but it is fun to wonder what they would look like on planets known and yet unknown ...
... 2016 February 6 . Five Planets at Castell de Burriac . Image Credit Copyright : Ignacio Llorens . ... Explanation: February's five planet line-up stretches across a clear sky in this predawn scene. ...
... 2016 January 30 . A Five Planet Dawn . Image Credit Copyright : Jose Antonio Herv s . ... As January closes and in the coming days of February, early morning risers can spot the five naked-eye planets before dawn ...