Venus : Sign of love and beauty!

Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It orbits at a distance of between 107.4 and 109 million km and is the second planet from the Sun. Venus is also known as the  Evening Star, because it can be seen from Earth in the evening, just after sunset. Venus can also be seen before sunrise.

Mercury : Smallest star!

Mercury, named after the Roman messenger god, is the smallest planet in the Solar System, and the closest to the Sun. This makes observations vet’, difficult as it is lost in the Suns glare at least half of the time. It can be observed for only a brief period In the morning or early evening.

The Moon : First place we could land!

The Moon is 384,400 km from the Earth and about 25 per cent of Earth’s size. The Moon orbits the Earth once every month and each orbit takes 27.3 days. It spins once on its axis every 720 hours.

The Earth : Where is your really Home!

The Earth is the fifth largest planet in the Solar System, with a diameter of 12,756 km and a circumference of 40,024 km at the Equator.

The Sun : Hot hot hot hot and hot!

The Sun is the Earth’s nearest star, about 150 millions km away. It is a medium-sized star, and belongs to a group of star types that astronomers call ‘main sequence’ stars. Most of these, including the Sun, will burn for about ten billion years before expanding and cooling to become red giants, ultimately using up all their fuel. The Sun is about halfway through its lifetime.

The Solar System : Traveling around the Earth!

Th e Solar System is made up of the Sun, the eight planets and over 160 known moons, asteroids,
comets, dust and gas. The planets, asteroids and comets travel around the Sun, the centre of our Solar System.

Space Station : Living in the space

A space station is a structure designed for human beings to live on in outer space, for periods of weeks, months, or even years. They are used to study the effects of long-term space flight on the human body and to carry out scientific experiments in space. Space stations do not have a major propulsion system and are unable to land back on Earth, Instead, other vehicles are used to transport crew, equipment and supplies to-and-from the station.