What’s the Deal with Uranus?

What is the DEAL with Uranus??? It sits out there, seven planets out, disappointing astronomers everywhere; that is why NO astronomer willingly specializes in Uranus… just like no doctor enters medical school wanting to specialize in feet; but, SOMEONE has to treat maladies of the feet, just like SOMEONE has to put together everything we […]

FAQs about Saturn

How did Saturn get its name? Someone named it. No, seriously… where did the name “Saturn” come from? Saturn was the father of the Olympian gods, most known for eating his own children… a direct result of his being on the Atkins Diet. How big are Saturn’s rings? About a quarter million miles in diameter […]

Ode to Jupiter

All hail Jupiter, largest planet in the solar system and a pretty big disappointment all around. Jupiter is 2.5 times more massive than all of the other planets in the Solar System combined… so don’t waste your time combining them to make some kind of point. But, Jupiter is small potatoes compared to the Sun… […]

Fun Facts about Mars for You to Fight about

Scientists theorize that Mars once looked a lot like the Earth, with liquid oceans on its surface and a thicker atmosphere; but, it lost all that by being conceited. Mars still has water at its poles in the form of ice, indicating that Santa Claus might live there part of the year. This theory is […]

Beautiful Facts about Venus

Venus and Earth are considered “sister planets” so, say what you like about the Earth, but at least she has a hot sister. At 90 times the atmospheric pressure that we have on Earth, you can press your dress shirts on Venus just by leaving them on the front porch. Venus is further from the […]