Interesting Fun Facts About The Asteroid Belt’s Vesta
The Last Remaining Protoplanet! Vesta is believed to be the only remaining rocky protoplanet (with a differentiated interior that was once common in the early inner solar system) which likely…
Haumea – The Football Shaped Dwarf Planet!
The Goddess Of Childbirth Discovered in 2004, Haumea was classified as a dwarf planet that orbits beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt. It's unique for it's fluctuating brightness due in…
Centaurs –The Half Asteroid, Half Comet Creatures
The Frozen Asteroids Wandering Amongst The Gas Giants! Centaurs are classified as being minor planets (basically frozen asteroids) that orbit amongst the outer planets between Jupiter and Neptune. Their orbits…
Minor Planets | The Solar System’s Building Blocks That Survive
The Solar System’s Small Bodies The name ‘minor planet’, also referred to as ‘small solar system body’, is basically defined as any natural physical body/object that is in direct orbit…
Planet Neptune | The Dark Blue Ice Giant
God Of Water And Sea! Neptune orbits thirty times further from the Sun than Earth, making it the most distant of the 8 known planets! Known as an ‘Ice Giant’…
Planet Uranus | The Planet Lying On Its Side
Orbiting The Sun Like A Rolling Ball! Uranus is one of the most distant planets from the Sun and unique as it orbits on its side! Known as an ‘Ice…
Planet Jupiter | The Solar System’s Gas Giant
God Of The Night Sky! Jupiter is the king of the planets. Fifth from the Sun, but containing 2 ½ times the mass of all the others combined! If it…
Project Gemini Insignias
10 Cool Mission Patches From The Space Race! Project Gemini was the 2nd NASA human spaceflight program, it was conducted with a spacecraft that could carry a two-astronaut crew. There…
Planet Mars | The Red Planet
Space’s Frontier For Manned Exploration! Mars is located just beyond Earth making it the 4th planet from the Sun. It is the 2nd smallest planet and was named after the…
Planet Earth | 3rd Rock From The Sun 🌎
Our Blue Oasis In Space! You’ve come to the right place to check out some cool space facts about Planet Earth! Our home planet is the 3rd terrestrial planet from…