| Welcome
to the home of the planets, constellations, and moons. Come and
explore space created more than 4.6 billion years ago and see the
unseen. Many of the planets have Roman names that can be translated
into Greek names. For example Pluto is a Roman name, but in Greek
Mythology Pluto is Hades.
Our Earth is a very small portion
of a vast system of planets, satellites, and constellations that revolve
around the sun. Nine Planets orbit the sun and move in a west to
east direction. All the planets except the outer most move in
roughly the same plane. While Earth has only one moon most planets
have several moons or satellites orbiting around them.
Constellations in astronomy are
any of the 88 imagined groupings of stars that appear in the night
sky. They are named after religious or mythological people, animals,
or objects.
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