Discover Solar System Facts for Kids Space is a huge place with a lot to explore. Sun is found at the center of our solar system with eight planets revolving around it, along with bits of dust, comets and meteorites, as well as billions of stars.
Here's some fun solar system facts for kids that are surely entertaining for them.
Several theories have been made as to how the solar system began and people have been arguing over time about this. However, for many, it is believed that God created the universe. Others presumed that the solar system started the process itself.
The planets nearest the earth, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called terrestrial planets because they are made of solid matter, mostly of rock and dust. Those at the near edge of the solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, are called the gas giants because they are mostly gas and liquid and don't have a solid surface.
Are there other solar systems? Scientists believe there are trillions of other stars like the Sun which may also have their own solar systems. And it's likely that some of these solar systems may contain life.
Read all about the solar system facts here.
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