Planets
Planets are major bodies which orbit stars. They are not massive enough to ignite nuclear reactions at their cores like stars, yet they are massive enough in some cases to support gaseous atmo...
Read more
Planets Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Louis in the Night Sky and Postcards from Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to...
Read more
Maximize your teaching effectiveness with more than 90 integrated reproducible activities and information cards that reinforce learned skills. Topics include: What is a planet?, Physical Characteri...
Read more
Scientists taking their first "sniffs of air" from planets outside our solar system are a bit baffled by what they didn't find: water.One of the more basic assumptions of astronomy is that the two ...
Read more
A new planet was discovered orbiting a sun-like star 41 light years away, making it the first known planetary quintet outside our solar system, astronomers said Tuesday.The newfound planet joins fo...
Read more
Scientists have discovered the universe's largest known planet, a giant ball made of mostly hydrogen that is 20 times larger than Earth and circling a star 1,400 light-years away.Scientists believe...
Read more
They drove from Europe to Afghanistan in a car that cost $150, spent their first anniversary at the Taj Mahal, and hitched a ride on a yacht from Asia to Australia.Everyone they spoke to wanted to ...
Read more
The first "sniffs of air" of two huge far-away planets reveal that they seem to be missing water, a surprising finding amid weather unlike any planets in our solar system with blast furnace-like gu...
Read more
Hollywood celebrities and superstar athletes turned out Tuesday for a flashy presentation to announce that the former Aladdin hotel-casino would stage its grand opening as the rebranded Planet Holl...
Read more
Question 1 of 11:Pluto is the planet furthest from the sun, but just how far away is it?a) 1 million km (0)b) 10 million km (0)c) 1 billion km (0)d) 6 billion km (1)Question 2 of 11:Like Earth, Plu...
Read more
Simple controls and excellent graphics turn out to be a fun combination in "Lost Planet: Extreme Condition," a new T-rated, $59.99 video game for the Xbox 360 where deciding what to blow up first w...
Read more
Planets
Planets Thematic Unit
Waterless planets surprise astronomers
