1. The solar system was formed around 4.6 billion years ago. The inner planets are smaller and made mostly out of rock and metal. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM BY LYNDEN SHIPMAN

2. The sun is a star. The sun is the hottest planet in our solar system. OUR SUN

3. The surface of Mercury is similar to our moon. The planet Mercury is the 3RD planet. MERCURY

4. Venus and Earth are the some size only 638 km different. The moon is brighter than Venus. VENUS

5. Earth is the planet we live on. When you are in space the Earth look mostly blue that is the water. EARTH

6. Mars is the 4 planet from the sun. The color of Mars is orange and black. MARS

7. Asteroids are small bodies of the solar system. The Asteroids also orbit around the sun. THE ASTEROID BELT

8. Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun. Jupiter is more massive than all the other planets combined JUPITER

9. Saturn is the 6 planet from the sun. Saturn has rings that are visible. SATURN

10. Uranus is a gas planet. Uranus has 27 moons. URANUS

11. Neptune has at least 13 moons. Winds can reach at least 2,000 miles per hour. NEPTUNE

12. Pluto is 1 dwarf planet. Pluto has a rocky surface. THE DWARF PLANET

13. Galaxies have at least 1 million stars. The Galaxy has three different parts to it. GALAXY

14. A Comet is an icy body that releases gas or dust. They often are compared to dirty snow balls. COMET

15. The Universe is constantly being destroyed. The Universe spans diameter of over 150 billion miles. UNIVERSE

16. Some Dwarf planets are Pluto, Eris and more. There are at least 6 Dwarf planets in our solar system. OTHER DWARF PLANETS

17. Telescope helps you see far. They were first being used in the 17 th century. TELESCOPE

18. A Constellation is a group of stars that form into patterns. There are different Constellations like Luaus the hare. CONSTELLATION

19. Other stars are giant,luminous spheres of plasma. There are millions of other stars in our Milky Way galaxy. OTHER STARS