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Where is the North and South Pole?
Outer Space | Properties of Earth

Where is the North and South Pole?

If you stick a pencil through Earth at the point of rotation, these 2 points are the north/south poles. Geographically, it’s where longitude lines converge.

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A Guide to Earth’s Lithosphere
Outer Space | Properties of Earth

A Guide to Earth’s Lithosphere

Earth scientists compare the lithosphere to a thin, solid and brittle eggshell encasing our inner planet or a thick piece of wood that dries and breaks.

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How To Define the Geosphere
Outer Space | Properties of Earth

How To Define the Geosphere

It’s difficult to pinpoint an exact definition for the “geosphere” because it’s used in several different ways. But here are 2 ways to define the geosphere.

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Earth Statistics: Straight-Up Stats of Earth
Outer Space | Properties of Earth

Earth Statistics: Straight-Up Stats of Earth

This list of Earth statistics provides all the numbers of our home planet. For example, here are size, rotation, density, temperature, orbit, age and more.

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How Gravity Sculpted the Earth
Outer Space | Properties of Earth

How Gravity Sculpted the Earth

What brings order on Earth is gravity. For all matter, it’s always at work. This is how gravity works for ocean tides, planet formation and escape velocity.

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What is the Goldilocks Zone?
Outer Space | Stars, Galaxies and Universe

What is the Goldilocks Zone?

Lucky for us, Earth is in the Goldilocks zone. The range where liquid water persists is 0.99 to 1.7 AU. But it doesn’t necessarily mean life or water exists.

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Neptune Facts: The Big Blue Planet [Infographic]
Outer Space | Solar System

Neptune Facts: The Big Blue Planet [Infographic]

Planet Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun at 4.495 billion kilometers from the sun. Neptune has some remarkable facts like its 14 moons and tilt.

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7 Planet Saturn Facts: Beyond its Signature Rings [Infographic]
Outer Space | Solar System

7 Planet Saturn Facts: Beyond its Signature Rings [Infographic]

We all know planet Saturn for its iconic rings. But there’s more facts about Saturn like its weather, Titan and its the lightest planet in the solar system.

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10 Colossal Facts About the Gas Giant Planet Jupiter [Infographic]
Outer Space | Solar System

10 Colossal Facts About the Gas Giant Planet Jupiter [Infographic]

The gas giant known as Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Other interesting facts include its 79 moons, weather patterns and huge auroras.

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9 Facts About the Moon [Infographic]
Moon | Outer Space

9 Facts About the Moon [Infographic]

Earth’s moon was formed at the same time that Earth did. Interesting moon facts include its gravity is 1/6 of Earth and temperature range of -173°C to 127°C

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How Did the Moon Form?
Moon | Outer Space

How Did the Moon Form?

The giant impact hypothesis models the formation of our moon. It starts with a Mars-sized object hitting Earth. This object (moon) still remains in orbit.

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5 Facts About the Sun [Infographic]
Outer Space | Sun

5 Facts About the Sun [Infographic]

Today, we’re exploring facts about the sun. First, you have to realize the enormous size of the sun. It’s so big that nearly 1300 Jupiters can fit the sun!

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The History of the Universe: The Big Bang and Beyond [Infographic]
Outer Space | Stars, Galaxies and Universe

The History of the Universe: The Big Bang and Beyond [Infographic]

What’s the history of the universe? Follow us on a journey that starts with the Big Bang. All the way to the formation of stars, galaxies and eventually us.

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What Are the 3 Types of Galaxies?
Outer Space | Stars, Galaxies and Universe

What Are the 3 Types of Galaxies?

Hubble galaxy classification assigns a class to galaxies based on their visual appearance. These classes of galaxies are ellipticals, lenticulars and spirals

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Milky Way Galaxy: 200 Billion Stars and Our Solar System
Outer Space | Stars, Galaxies and Universe

Milky Way Galaxy: 200 Billion Stars and Our Solar System

Galaxies are just large accumulation of stars. For example, we live in the Milky Way galaxy. It houses about 200 billion stars including Alpha Centauri.

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