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| 1 | Earth is the third planet from the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 05/15/08 | |
| 2 | Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
| 3 | Earth has 1 moon. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
| 4 | The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
| 5 | Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
| 6 | The largest star in our solar system is the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
| 7 | Our galaxy is called the Milky Way. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
| 8 | Venus is the second planet from the sun. | Science > Astronomy | 05/20/08 | |
| 9 | Mars has 2 moons. | Science > Astronomy | 05/23/08 | |
| 10 | Jupiter has 63 moons. | Science > Astronomy | 05/23/08 | |
| 11 | Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in March 1781. | Science > Astronomy | 06/11/08 | |
| 12 | The closest star to Earth, besides the Sun, is Proxima Centauri. | Science > Astronomy | 06/29/08 | |
| 13 | Jupiter is the Roman name for Zeus. | Science > Astronomy | 07/02/08 | |
| 14 | Neptune is the Roman name for Poseidon. | Science > Astronomy | 07/08/08 | |
| 15 | As of 2006, Pluto was declared not a planet, but a dwarf planet. | Science > Astronomy | 07/14/08 |
