The Solar System
What is the name of the planet we live on?
Earth
See
Saw
When did the Juno spacecraft leave Earth?
August 2011
When did the New Horizons spacecraft begin its journey?
January 19, 2006
What is our solar system a part of?
The Milky Way galaxy
Have
Had
What planet is Juno orbiting?
Jupiter
What is the Kuiper Belt?
A ring of icy rocks, some comets, and some dwarf planets.
What is at the center of our solar system
The sun
Walk
Walked
What is the main purpose of Juno's mission?
To send information about Jupiter back to Earth
Which dwarf planet did New Horizons fly past?
Pluto
How did we used to observe stars and planets?
Through telescopes
Run
Ran
What is the composition of Jupiter's atmosphere?
Mainly hydrogen and helium
What is the goal of the New Horizons mission?
To understand the outer edge of our solar system.
A substance like air
gas
The planet we live on
Earth
A person who travels to outer space to work and study
astronaut
The air that surrounds a planet
atmosphere