fundamentals: the solar system

  • What About Pluto?

    What About Pluto?

    In my last post, we explored the two types of planets: terrestrial (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and Jovian (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). Pluto was conspicuously absent from the lineup…especially considering that we took a peek at the moon.…

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  • A Solar System Tour

    A Solar System Tour

    In the grand scheme of the universe, planets are small. But that doesn’t make them unimportant. We live on a planet. Understanding how planets form and how the evolution of their solar system affects them is critical to answering one…

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