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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - Anuradha Menon
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The Solar System is made up of the Sun and all of the smaller objects that move around it. Apart from the Sun, the largest members of the Solar System are the eight major planets. Nearest the Sun are four fairly small, rocky planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Beyond Mars is the asteroid belt -- a region populated by millions of rocky objects. These are left-overs from the formation of the planets, 4.5 billion years ago.  On the far side of the asteroid belt are the four gas giants - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These planets are much bigger than Earth, but very lightweight for their size. They are mostly made of hydrogen and helium. 

(Source: Best of Science)




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Comments & Replies (1)
Congratulations   (08/25/10 - 16:38 - by Eagle)
I must congratulate the scientists for finding another planetary
system. But alas, it's quite far away. 127 light years is no small
distance and the only scientifically speediest thing yet known is
light which takes 127 years to reach that planet. So I don't think
it's very profitable. Yet it will be added to records and the names of
the scientists who found the system would be written in it too. But
wouldn't it be great if they do something for the mankind too which is
near a disaster materialistically and spiritually?

Anyways, I came across a cool post regarding the space technology, I
suggest you to read it too! :)
http://takht-e-sulaiman.eseaf.com/329-uncategorized-why-are-we-searchi
ng-for-planets-check-this-out



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