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The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love. It is the brightest planet in the night sky and the only planet to be named after a female.

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Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. The surface temperature on Venus is a burning 461.85 °C (863.33 °F). On Pluto it is so cold that liquid nitrogen turns to solid! Pluto's estimated surface temperature is around -228°C (-378°F).

The day Saturday is named after the planet Saturn, which in turn was named after the Roman god of agriculture, Saturn.

Dust storms sometimes cover the planet of Mars for months at a time. The storms, powered by solar heating, can envelop the entire planet in just days.

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Ice caps, glaciers and permanent snow store around 65% of all the fresh water on our planet.

The densest planet in our solar system is our own Earth. The least dense is Saturn. If all the planets were placed in a massive ocean, only Saturn would float.

The coldest temperature ever recorded on our planet is -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F). It was recorded in Antarctica, the coldest, driest, windiest and highest continent on Earth.

The earth spins around the sun at 66,480 miles/h (107,000 km/h). It takes a year to travel completely around, a distance of 584 million miles (940 million kilometers).

In space, astronauts eat tortillas instead of bread due to safety reasons. Bread crumbs could get loose and damage delicate equipment on the spacecraft.

In space, astronauts eat tortillas instead of bread due to safety reasons. Bread crumbs could get loose and damage delicate equipment on the spacecraft.

Astronomers think Neptune may have oceans that are made up of liquid diamonds.

Astronomers think Neptune may have oceans that are made up of liquid diamonds.

The planet Saturn has 62 moons. One of it's moons named Titan is the only one in our solar system known to have an atmosphere.

The planet Saturn has 62 moons. One of it's moons named Titan is the only one in our solar system known to have an atmosphere.

It takes 100,000 years for a space ship traveling at the speed of light to travel our galaxy (the Milky Way) from one end to the other.

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The drawf planet Pluto was named by the suggestion of an 11 year old, Venetia Burney from Oxford England. Her suggestion was voted on unanimously by the observatory that discovered the dwarf planet.

Fashion designer Mary Quant is credited for inventing the miniskirt. She named it "Mini" after her favorite car the Mini Cooper.

The atmosphere on Mars is almost entirely made up of carbon dioxide.

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