Discover interesting information about the planet Venus through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.

Comprehensive look at the planet Venus, with many useful facts, figures, photos, and related links. Provides an account of how Venus got it's name and a timeline of significant dates.

These hands-on activities are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.

Read about our solar system and its formation over 4.6 billion years ago. Find out about the planets, asteroids, meteors, satellites, and comets. More in-depth planet background can be accessed through links.

This activity explores the relative size of the eight planets that circle around the Sun.

Learn fun facts and details about the atmosphere, geography, composition, and discovery of Venus, the second closest planet to the sun.

NASA site recounts the history of the Venus Transits that have occurred over the past centuries and the various descriptions astronomers have written about them.

In this simple lesson, students grow yeast to learn how the climates on each of the nine planets would affect life.