The Solar System

Uranus has an extreme axial tilt of about 98 degrees, causing it to rotate essentially on its side relative to its orbital plane.

Jupiter's moon count is frequently updated as new ones are discovered. 67 was a widely accepted figure for several years, though the current count is higher.

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system by both mass and volume.

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, even smaller than some moons like Ganymede and Titan.

While robotic rovers and landers have explored Mars, no human has ever set foot on the planet.

Mars is known as the 'Red Planet' due to the iron oxide (rust) on its surface, which gives it a reddish appearance.

The sun is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity. It is classified as a G-type main-sequence star at the center of our solar system.

Earth completes one full revolution around the sun in approximately 365.25 days, which defines the length of one year.

The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, which constitutes one full day and night cycle.

The order of planets from the sun is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Earth is the third planet in this sequence.

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet because it has not cleared its orbital neighborhood.

According to the current definition established by the IAU in 2006, there are eight recognized planets in our solar system.