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DK Science: Jupiter

THE GALILEAN MOONSJUPITER’S ATMOSPHEREJUPITER’S LIGHTSFIND OUT MOREJupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System, eleven times bigger in diameter than Earth and two and a half times more…

DK Science: Neptune

BLUE PLANETNEPTUNE’S RINGSTRITON’S GEYSERSFIND OUT MOREAlmost the same size and colour as Uranus, Neptune orbits about 1.6 billion km (1.0 billion miles) further from the Sun than Uranus.…

DK Science: Uranus

THE RINGS OF URANUSBLAND ATMOSPHERETHE BIG FIVEBIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM HERSCHEL German, 1738-1822FIND OUT MOREEnglish astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. It was the first planet…

Weather: Of Agnes, Gloria, and Hugo

Of Agnes, Gloria, and HugoWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great…

The Planets - Earth

Earth is not perfectly round; it bulges at the equator and is flatter at the poles. From space the planet looks blue with white swirls, created by water and clouds.Size: Four planets in our solar…

Largest City in Africa

The Question: What is the most populous capital city in Africa? What African capital city has the largest land area? The Answer: Cairo, the…

DK People & Places: Australasia & Oceania

FACTFILE: AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIAFACTFILE: MICRONESIAFACTFILE: MELANESIA FACTFILE: POLYNESIA FIND OUT MOREThe sparsely populated continent of Australasia is made up of Australia, New Zealand,…

DK Earth: Planet Earth

HOW WAS EARTH FORMED? IS EARTH THE SAME ALL THE WAY THROUGH? HOW DOES EARTH SUPPORT LIFE? HOW DOES EARTH MOVE THROUGH SPACE? SEASONSFIND OUT MOREPlanet Earth is a dense, rocky ball about 7,920…