Hey friends! Wondering where I am, right?
Well, I am in space and do you know what that is?
That is our Galaxy and it's called the Milky Way.
Do you see that?
That bright light is our Solar System, that's where we live.
Come, let's take a closer look at our solar system.
Zoom in!
This is how our Solar System looks like, with planets revolving around the Sun.
The Sun is the main source of light for the all the planets.
Our Solar System has 8 major planets.
Mercury.
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
A year in Mercury is 88 days long.
And you know what?
You will see Mercury from Earth in the year 2016!
Venus.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and it is the hottest planet in the Solar system.
That's because it has high amount of carbon dioxide
which traps heat inside it!
Earth.
This is my favorite planet, for obvious reasons of course!
Earth is a unique planet with suitable climatic condition,
land forms and water bodies, which support life in all forms.
Moon is the natural satellite of Earth.
Mars.
Mars is often known as the 'Red Planet' because of its reddish appearance.
It is home to some of the largest dust storms,
which can continue for months and cover the entire planet.
Jupiter.
Jupiter is the largest planet of our Solar System.
It also has 4 moons!
One day in Jupiter is just about 9 hours 55 minutes,
making it the shortest day of all planets.
Saturn.
There are about 150 frozen moons around Saturn,
the largest one is called Titan.
This planet has beautiful rings around it, made of dust and ice.
Uranus.
Uranus is a very very cold planet,
with temperatures dropping to about -224 degree celsius.
It takes about 84 Earth years to revolve around the Sun,
out of which it gets direct sunlight for 42 years and rest remain in darkness.
Neptune.
Neptune takes about 165 Earth years to revolve around the Sun.
It is also known as the 'Ice Giant' and it has about 14 moons.
Did you know that we also have 5 Dwarf Planets in our Solar System
Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Make Make and Haumea.
Jupiter's moon - Ganymede has more water than the Earth.
Wooh!
That is so much information for today!
I am tired now, so this is me Zooming Out.
Tune in next time for some more fun facts!