That was an astounding 11 billion miles (17 billion kilometers) away from Earth.
View moreMore than 300 robotic spacecraft have explored destinations beyond Earth orbit.
View moreSo far, we only know of life on Earth, but we're looking for more everywhere we can.
View moreBecause it takes a long time to send a radio signal from Earth to another planet, the robots do much of their work alone, without commands from Earth.
View moreMexico is located in the “Ring of Fire” which is one of the earth's most violent earthquake and volcano zone.
View moreTelescopes on the Earth show only a small, bright crescent.
View more“Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth”.
View moreMars can easily be seen from Earth, as can its reddish coloring.
View moreMars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features like those of the impact craters of the Moon, and valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
View moreJust over half the width of the Earth.
View moreIts volume is about 15% of the Earth.
View moreSince a lot of the Earth is covered by water, the total surface area of the Mars is nearly as large as all of the land on the Earth.
View moreThis is eleven times bigger than the diameter of Earth.
View moreThe volume of Jupiter is 1,317 times the volume of Earth, in other words, 1,317 Earth sized objects could fit inside it.
View moreIt was known to the ancient Romans, who named it after their god Jupiter, for causing lightning strikes on Earth.
View moreOnly the Earth's moon and Venus are brighter.
View moreJupiter moving out of the inner Solar System would have allowed the formation of inner planets, including Earth.
View moreSaturn takes 29.6 years on Earth to revolve around the Sun.
View moreFog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.
View morePeacocks are among the most fascinating and beautiful creatures on earth, but there are so many things that we fail to realize about these breathtaking birds.
View moreWith a fairly large wingspan around 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) and it's large feathers, the peacock is one of the largest flying birds on earth.
View moreVenus comes closer to the Earth than any other planet does.
View moreVenus is sometimes called the sister planet of Earth as they are quite similar in size and gravity.
View moreA day on Venus is equal to 117 days on Earth.
View moreVenus is a terrestrial planet so, like the Earth, its surface is made of rock.
View moreVenus is much hotter than Earth.
View moreNeptune has four rings which are hard to see from the Earth.
View moreIt is 17 times heavier than Earth and is a little bit heavier than Uranus.
View moreAn earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
View moreAt the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and displacing or disrupting the ground.
View moreEarth is the only planet known to have life.
View moreIt has strong winds, even stronger than on Earth!
View moreA year on Mercury is just 88 Earth days long!
View moreIt's slightly larger than Earth's moon but way smaller than Earth.
View moreMercury doesn't have an atmosphere like Earth does.
View moreEarth is our home and the only planet with life.
View moreIt takes 59 Earth days for Mercury to rotate once.
View moreIt takes only 88 Earth days for Mercury to go around the Sun.
View moreMercury is hard to see from Earth because it is close to the Sun.
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