astronomy

• Our solar system is made up of a star, eight planets, and smaller bodies such as dwarf planets, asteroids
• Venus is similar to Earth but hotter with thick clouds that trap heat.
• Mercury is closest to the sun and has no atmosphere or water on its surface.
• The Sun is the center of our solar system.
• Mars has an atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide and water ice at the poles.
• Jupiter is the largest planet and has many moons including Ganymede, which is larger than Mercury.
• Saturn's rings are made of ice particles and dust from Saturn's moons.
• The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
• The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, bringing with it the planets, asteroids, comets, and other objects in our solar system.