This gravity disparity is largely due to that equatorial bulge creating non-uniform distances from points on the planet's surface to center of the Earth, and to the fact that the Earth spins.

That’s because these planets are primarily made from gas and have no solid surface. This group of planets is also known as the ‘Jovian Planets’ after the Roman god Jupiter. Jupiter is ...

This week, students share facts about the sixth planet from the sun, their favourite rooms at school and fun times in Japan.

Learn key facts about the Moon: from its significant distance and relative size compared to Earth to its distinctive color ...

8 planets orbit the Sun ... Don't forget to label it and add any facts that you know!

The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere, making up a world so large that more than 1,300 Earths ...

It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet. Mercury is slightly larger than our Moon - 15,329 kilometres around its equator. Its radius, the distance from the ...