Mercury
- Takes 88 days to go around the sun
- Has no moons
- Fun fact: There are no seasons on Mercury!
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Through a Telescope
Here are some planets you can see through a telescope.
From the May / June 2026 Issue
Learning Objective: Students will use an infographic to learn about some of the planets in our solar system.
Lexile® measure: 370L
Featured Skill: Use visuals
Standards
Mars
- Takes almost 2 years to go around the sun
- Has 2 moons
- Fun fact: Mars is covered in red dust.
Saturn
- Takes about 30 years to go around the sun
- Has at least 274 moons
- Fun fact: Saturn has rings made of rock, dust, and ice.
Neptune
- Takes about 165 years to go around the sun
- Has 16 moons
- Fun fact: Neptune is dark, cold, and windy. It has the fastest winds in the solar system!
Earth
Fill in the facts.
- Takes _____ days to go around the sun (Hint: It’s one year!)
- Has _____ moon(s)
- Fun fact: _________________________________________
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