Red Planet Day | November 28
Red Planet Day is celebrated every year on November 28 and honors NASA's Mariner 4 mission, the first successful flyby of Mars.
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50 Mesmerizing Facts About The Moon
The Apollo 17 astronauts could taste the Moon's fine dust. They called it the "Apollo aroma." It smelled like burnt gunpowder.
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Will We Ever Live On Other Planets?
Earth lies within the Goldilocks zone - a region at just the right distance from the Sun for water to exist in its liquid state.
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Facts About The Planet “51 Pegasi B” Infographic
Did you know that 51 Pegasi b was the first planet discovered that orbits a different sun from our own?
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8 Interesting Facts About Phobos
Scientists believe that both moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos) are comprised of rock and ice.
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5 Celestial Facts About Triton – Neptune’s Largest Moon
Ice volcanoes are real and can be found on Neptune's largest moon, Triton. Also they're not that different from lava volcanoes!
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100 Interesting Space Facts That’ll Blow Your Mind
Neptune's moon, Triton, orbits the planet backwards. It's the only large moon in our solar system that does this.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Saturn’s Rings
Saturn's rings are named alphabetically based on when they were discovered.
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When Were the Planets Discovered in Our Solar System?
A day on Uranus lasts 17 Earth hours, and a year on the planet equates to 84 years on Earth.
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30 Incredible Facts About The Earth
The Earth is the only planet in our solar system not named after either a Greek or Roman God.
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Facts About The Saturn Hurricane
The hurricane-like storm on Saturn is one of NASA's most compelling discoveries about a planet within our solar system to-date.
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15 Interesting Facts About The Planet Uranus
Did you know that the average surface temperature of Uranus is -371°F? This makes it the coldest planet in the solar system.
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