The Solar System

The solar system is a collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit our local star, the sun.

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Likely not, with current technologies, the world as we know it would incur a mass extinction of most humans due to lowering temperatures, water bodies freezing, and gravitational instability.

No, humans can not live on Mercury due to extreme temperature fluctuations, solar radiation, and a thin atmosphere.

No, life as we know it would not be able to survive on Mercury due to extreme temperature fluctuations, proximity to the Sun, and being void of an atmosphere.

Mercury’s extreme temperature fluctuations, solar radiation, and lack of an atmosphere would make it very difficult, if not impossible.

Scientists may have eliminated the possibility of extraterrestrial life on Venus due to extreme temperatures, volcanic activity, and acidic rain.

The Earth is tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees due to a collision with a Mars-sized asteroid approximately 4.5 billion years ago.

Thousands of years of experiments, research, and science has contributed to the fact that the Earth is an irregular sphere and is not flat.

The moon landing was a real event on July 20, 1969 that was achieved through thousands of people’s hard work, dedication, and expertise.

Moon craters are formed when meteorites and asteroids strike the surface of the Moon. Many of the craters on its surface are mostly impact features caused when meteorites or comets hit the Moon.

NASA has confirmed that there is water on the Moon’s sunlit surface water.

Mars atmosphere is 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, with the rest being traces of oxygen, water vapor, and other gases.

No, life as we know it cannot survive on Jupiter due to its distance from the Sun, unsuitable atmosphere, and frigid temperatures.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is an anticyclonic storm in a persistent high-pressure region the size of Earth.

Jupiter has many moons due to its strong gravitational pull, proximity to the asteroid belt, and large size.

It is highly unlikely that life as we know it could survive on Io due to extreme atmospheric and surface activities.

It is possible for certain types of life to exist on Ganymede due to subsurface oceans, but we do not have evidence of life at this time.

There is currently no evidence of life on Europa but the existence of Europa’s sub-surface oceans and complex chemistry makes Europa a great candidate for life.

Callisto is on the list of possible places where life could exist in our solar system beyond Earth due to its subsurface oceans.

The chances for life there were always iffy, as a global ocean lay under a few miles of ice, which separated it from oxygen being produced on the surface.

Based on what we know about Europa, humans could live there if they were willing to modify how they use resources on the planet.

No, life as we know it cannot exist on Saturn due to extreme temperatures, pressures, and lack of a surface. Saturn’s moons have been found to be highly hospitable for life to exist.

There is currently no evidence of life on Enceladus but its complex chemistry and subsurface oceans make Enceladus a great candidate for life.

There is currently no evidence of life on Titan but its complex chemistry and unique environments make Titan a great candidate for life.

No, there is no evidence supporting the possibility of life on Neptune due to extreme temperatures, atmospheric activities, and distance from the Sun.

While there are theories that planet nine is a black hole backed by groups of astronomers, including Avi Loeb at Harvard University, we do not know whether these theories will turn out to be true.

Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet because it has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.