I am a preschool teacher and I am trying to make a solar system out of candy with the children in my class. I remember doing this when I was younger;we glued candy to foam craft balls of varying sizes. I forgot what candy we used for each planet. I know we used lemon...
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Solar System
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How do you make a solar system out of candy?
How do you make a solar system out of candy?
I am a preschool teacher and I am trying to make a solar system out of candy with the children in my class. I remember doing this when I was younger;we glued candy to foam craft balls of varying sizes. I forgot what candy we used for each planet. I know we used lemon...
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How much space is between our solar system and the next closest one?
How much space is between planetary systems? I think the next closest one is Alpha Centauri. How far is that once you leave the solar system? I know that voyager spacecraft left our solar system and is somewhere in deep space; can it ever get to another solar system? or are they all just...
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Which natural satellites in the solar system do you find beautiful?
I’ve always been interested in the solar system’s natural satellites (or moons), and how varied and unique each one is. We have so many worlds to explore in the future. So, which one do you think is the most beautiful or your favourite? Why?
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Why does the sun and solar system bob up and down in the galaxy?
We all know the earth revolves around the sun.The sun and solar system also revolves around the center of our galaxy every 250 million years or so..But they also go up to the top of the spiral arm and then again down back into the densely populated heart of the arm every 30 million...
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What is the difference from solar system and Ptolemy’s astronomy?
What is the difference from solar system and Ptolemy’s astronomy?
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Consider the accidental occurrences in the formation of the solar system?
Consider the accidental occurrences in the formation of the solar system. These should be events that occurred after the solar nebula started to collapse. Pick two of them and discuss how the solar system would be different. How would that affect the development of life?
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What are the names of the 20 planets in the early solar system?
I watched a show on Discovery channel on or around 03/28/2009 that described the formation of the solar system. One event was the collision of the earth with another planet. The result of that collision was the formation of the moon. Just prior to the formation of the moon, there were 20 planets in...
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What would happen to our solar system if our galaxy collided with the Andromeda galaxy?
Yeah, I know this event is supposed to happen in roughly 10 billion years and that our sun will have burnt out some 6 billion years prior to that. However, for the sake of argument, lets say that our solar system, sun and even human civilization were intact when this event were to happen....
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What Is The Biggest Mountain In The Whole Solar System?
It must be in the solar system including earth, mars and the moon and other places. Doesn’t have to be on earth.
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How close to our solar system would a supernova have to be to affect us?
Aside from seeing the light of the supernova, how close would one have to be to have any kind of measurable effect on our solar system – specifically on Earth.
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How wide is the solar system in light years?
Assuming the distance from heliopause to heliopause, what is the width of our solar system at its widest, in light years? Also, what is that same distance in astronomical units?
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