When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The recent and much-ballyhooed "planetary parade" was an interesting celestial event that likely ...

The Solar System is the name given to the part of space that surrounds the Sun. Even though it is bigger than anything we can imagine, the Solar System is actually a very tiny part of the universe.

The Earth is one of the planets that form part of our Solar System. It is mostly made of rock rather than gas like some other planets. It looks like a giant sphere in space. It is the only planet that ...