Miles’s Science Encyclopedia Part Two

Astronomy:

Outer space is amazing.  When you think about space, you usually think about the sun, the moon and the stars.  But actually there’s way more to that than meets the eye.  For example, you thought the only planet in the whole universe was Earth?  But actually there are nine planets in our Solar System. 

Here is a color picture of Jupiter.   Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.  It also has a huge red spot, which is actually a hurricane.  Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System

Now, our Solar System is in the galaxy The Milky Way.  Here’s a picture of a spiral galaxy. The Milky Way looks like it.
 

Not only can you find pictures of outer space on the Internet or in books and such, but scientists are actually launching spacecraft into outer space to get snapshots of The Milky Way.   Here is a picture taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.  It is part of the Eagle Nebula.

Thank you for reading Miles’s Science Encyclopedia!  Next time, we check out the biggest dig. Paleontology!

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