25 weird and wild solar system facts
There are so many interesting solar system facts, here are some of our favorites.
With so many interesting solar system facts, we've narrowed them down to 25 of our favorites.
Our solar system consists of the sun and everything that orbits that sun, like the eight (once nine) planets we all know from school. But the main planets, as diverse and fascinating as they are, are just the beginning. Earth's neighbors in space include comets, asteroids, dwarf planets, mysterious moons and a host of strange phenomena that are so out-of-this-world they elude explanation.
Scientists have discovered ice-spewing volcanoes on Pluto, while Mars is home to a truly "grand" canyon the size of the United States. There may even be a giant, undiscovered planet lurking somewhere beyond Neptune. Read on for some of the strangest facts about the solar system.
By space.com staff
There are so many interesting solar system facts, here are some of our favorites.
