The word “planet” came from the ancient Greek words that mean “wandering star.” That makes sense, because for thousands of years, people have watched planets change position in the night sky — unlike ...

Free to print My Little Book of Planets—a fun, free printable space mini book for kids to color, trace, and learn about planets, space vocabulary, and more! Looking for a simple and fun way to teach ...

For a very long time, Saturn was thought to be the only planet in our solar system with rings. The rings around Saturn were discovered by an astronomer called Galileo Galilei nearly 400 years ago. He ...

Lots of us are familiar with pictures of the planet Saturn and its unmistakable ring. In fact, Saturn doesn't have just one ring – if you look through a telescope, you will see that Saturn actually ...

Set your kid up with a black crayon (or sharpie) and a watercolor set to create this abstract and decidedly cool geometric representation of planet Earth. If you’re looking for a process art project ...

Have you ever looked up on a clear night at the stars and noticed that some of them seemed to twinkle or dance? This twinkling is due to the Earth’s atmosphere. When light reaches Earth from a star, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mercury, Venus, Mars, ...

For more than half a century, a Lonely Planet guidebook has been a backpacking bible, helping travelers find their way even when they’re happily lost. The publisher’s books for children, meanwhile, ...

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