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Which planet in our solar system lies between Earth and Mercury?
Venus lies between Earth and Mercury.
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What is the brightest star?
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.
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Orion’s Belt consists of three stars.
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In March 1977, the rings of which planet in our solar system were discovered?
On March 10, 1977, James Elliot, Edward Dunham and Jessica Mink were aboard NASA’s Kuiper Airborne Observatory in order to study the occultation of a star by Uranus.
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What is the biggest type of star?
The biggest star in the universe is a variable hypergiant with a radius around 1,700 times larger than the radius of the sun.
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Selene (Selenological Engineering Explorer) was the second lunar orbital spacecraft launched by which country, in September 2007?
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Lunar Orbit Explorer “KAGUYA” (SELENE).
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Which is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system?
Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our Solar System rotating on average once in just under 10 hours.
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Which planet in our solar system takes the shortest time to orbit the sun?
The planet with the shortest orbital period (year) is Mercury.
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Which is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
Unlike the other planets in our solar system, Venus spins clockwise on its axis.
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Which is the second planet from the sun?
Venus, the second planet from the sun, is the hottest and brightest planet in the solar system.
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Terra is a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “earth.”
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Venus is the brightest of all planets. It can be even seen before the sunrise or after the sunset.
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Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
The largest planet in our solar system by far is Jupiter, which beats out all the other planets in both mass and volume.
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How many planets make up our solar system?
There are 8 planets in the solar system which include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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Selenology is the scientific study of which celestial body?
The scientific study of the Moon.
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