Astronomy

The Moon Quick Moon Facts Days to orbit Earth: 27 Date it was discovered: Unknown But known from ancient civilisations Location: Planet earths only moon. The moon is the second brightest object in our sky after the sun. According to leading astronomers, Earths moon orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km or 238,855 miles. […]

The Solar System For Kids The Solar System is like our local neighbourhood in space. Our largest residence is also our nearest star is the Sun that is located in the centre of our solar system. The Sun’s gravity pull is so strong that it holds all the planets in their orbit around the sun.