The number of rocky extrasolar planets being discovered continues to increase, but so too does the apparent diversity of such worlds.

Teach Our Solar System with this comprehensive KS2 Science and English Mega Bundle, ideal for Year 5 and Year 6. Pupils explore the Sun, eight planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dwarf planets, orbits ...

Find out what’s involved for students: Students construct -- and where appropriate, calculate -- a scale model of the solar system using beads and string. Students will observe the relative distances ...

The way astronomers study planets in our own solar system is surprisingly similar to the way they study exoplanets, despite the latter being orders of magnitude more distant. The key is ...