Planets

New Planetary System TRAPPIST-1 Found in 2017
Planets e, f and g are located within TRAPPIST-1's habitable zone. Image via NASA/JPL. An exciting discovery by the Spitzer Space Telescope in 2017 re...
Difference Between Jovian and Terrestrial Planets
Terrestrial Planets: Coming from the Latin word "terra", meaning "land," the terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. ... Jovian planet...
Difference Between Terrestrial and Jovian planets
Terrestrial Planets: Coming from the Latin word "terra", meaning "land," the terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. ... Jovian planet...
Difference Between Inner and Outer Planets
The inner planets are closer to the Sun and are smaller and rockier. The outer planets are further away, larger and made up mostly of gas. The inner p...
Difference Between Inner Planets and Outer Planets
Summary. The four inner planets have slower orbits, slower spin, no rings, and they are made of rock and metal. The four outer planets have faster orb...
difference between sun and planet
A sun or star is a large body consisting of mainly Hydrogen and helium. ... A planet is any body which orbits a star and has cleared its orbit of othe...
three difference between stars and planet
The celestial object that has a fixed path (orbit), in which it moves around the star, are known as Planets. Stars have their own light, whereas plane...