Interactive stories, fun facts, and quizzes about our planets.
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💡 Did you know? This page keeps Earth aligned opposite the current paragraph.
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✨ Moral: Good UX is invisible.
Fast, rocky, and baked by sunlight. Aliens mistake it for a cosmic pit-stop.
💡 Did you know? A year on Mercury is only 88 Earth days.
Every 88 Earth days Mercury finishes a lap. Landing here is like stepping into an oven with no air.
Which planet orbits the Sun in ~88 Earth days?
✨ Moral: Don’t stop for snacks on a planet that laps the Sun faster than your GPS.
Thick clouds, brutal pressure, and rain you should never dance in.
💡 Did you know? A day on Venus is longer than its year.
Venus spins backward, confusing every autopilot. The surface pressure crushes unprepared landers.
Which planet has a retrograde rotation?
✨ Moral: Paradise isn’t always what the brochure promises.
Blue oceans, breathable air, and popcorn in cornfields.
💡 Did you know? 71% of Earth’s surface is water.
Life thrives in liquid water and a cozy atmosphere. Also, cats might run everything.
Which planet has abundant liquid water on the surface?
✨ Moral: When in doubt, throw a party and invite gravity.
Rust-red deserts and lonely robots that beep in Morse code.
💡 Did you know? Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the Solar System.
Home to towering volcanoes and dust storms that last for weeks.
Olympus Mons is on which planet?
✨ Moral: Big mountains, bigger sandstorms, zero snacks.
Bigger than big. A hurricane that has raged for centuries.
💡 Did you know? Jupiter could fit ~1,300 Earths inside.
The Great Red Spot could swallow Earth. Its moons are a mini solar system.
Which planet hosts the Great Red Spot?
✨ Moral: Bigger planets, bigger headaches.
Icy rings, elegant vibes, slippery mistakes.
💡 Did you know? Saturn is light enough to float in water.
Rings are countless icy fragments. Shepherd moons keep them tidy.
Which planet is famous for bright, extensive rings?
✨ Moral: Don’t skate on jewelry you can’t replace.
A planet tipped on its side, with weather that forgets the rules.
💡 Did you know? Uranus rolls around the Sun on its side.
Its axis tilt is ~98°. Seasons last decades. Methane gives the blue-green tint.
Which planet has an axial tilt of ~98°?
✨ Moral: Tilted worlds make very weird calendars.
Blue, cold, and windy enough to style your tentacles.
💡 Did you know? Neptune’s winds reach ~1,500 mph.
Winds exceed 1,500 mph. It’s far, faint, and fiercely dynamic.
Which planet is known for the fastest winds?
✨ Moral: Never bring a kite to a supersonic storm.
Venus spins backward relative to most planets. Uranus has an extreme axial tilt, but Venus is the classic retrograde example.
Mars. Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest known volcano in the Solar System.
Neptune. Winds can exceed ~1,500 mph (~2,400 km/h).
Saturn, although Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have ring systems.