Our Space Neighbors
Aliens We Call Neighbors The other planets that orbit our sun are particularly dear to us. Perhaps it's because so many science fiction works feature trips to the moon, Mars, and other worlds. But we enjoy imagining the planets that make up what we refer to as "the solar system," which perform the same functions as our planet but in quite distinct ways. In our literature and arts, the planets of our solar system have developed personalities and a mythological allure. It is simple to locate painters who depict their image of the planets that make up our solar system. All of the planets' names—Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—come from mythological figures in ancient Greek and Roman culture. However, these planets do not make up the entire solar system. The solar system is undoubtedly a tremendously active area. There was a lot of debate in 2006 when astronomers and academics decided to declassif...