Family

Intimacy is the glue that holds families together. It's what connects us over the years, and across the miles. It's what gets us through the hard times. It's the grease that smooths the rough interactions of everyday life, and the honey that makes it...

Intimacy is the glue that holds families together....

Scientists have found a way to predict which couples will end up divorcing: those who don’t insure that they have at least 5 positive interactions for every negative one. It turns out that maintaining this 5 to 1 ratio is effective insurance in every...

Scientists have found a way to predict which coupl...

Want to be a great parent? Want to raise a happy, healthy, well-behaved kid? Want to live in a home where discipline becomes unnecessary? The secret is to create a closer connection with your child. "What do you mean? Of course I love my kid, and I t...

Want to be a great parent? Want to raise a happy, ...

Charon ( "KAIR en" ) is Pluto's largest satellite: orbit: 19,640 km from Plutodiameter: 1206 kmmass: 1.52e21 kg Charon is named for the mythological figure who ferried the dead across the River Acheron into Hades (the underworld).(Though officially n...

Charon ( "KAIR en" ) is Pluto's largest satellite:...

Pluto orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune (usually). It is much smaller than any of the official planets and now classified as a "dwarf planet". Pluto is smaller than seven of the solar system's moons (the Moon, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan a...

Pluto orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune (usually)...

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest (by diameter). Neptune is smaller in diameter but larger in mass than Uranus. orbit: 4,504,000,000 km (30.06 AU) from Sundiameter: 49,532 km (equatorial)mass: 1.0247e26 kg In Roman myth...

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the ...

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third largest (by diameter). Uranus is larger in diameter but smaller in mass than Neptune. orbit: 2,870,990,000 km (19.218 AU) from Sundiameter: 51,118 km (equatorial)mass: 8.683e25 kg Careful pronun...

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the ...

In 2006, the IAU decided to create a new classification category for solar system objects called "dwarf planets" that is distinct from "planets". Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. At present there are only four other members of this category,...

In 2006, the IAU decided to create a new classific...

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest: orbit: 1,429,400,000 km (9.54 AU) from Sundiameter: 120,536 km (equatorial)mass: 5.68e26 kg In Roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture. The associated Greek god, Cronus, was th...

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the se...

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest. Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined (the mass of Jupiter is 318 times that of Earth). orbit: 778,330,000 km (5.20 AU) from Sundiameter: 142,984 km (e...

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by fa...

Deimos ("DEE mos") is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons. It is one of the smallest known moons in the solar system. orbit: 23,459 km from Marsdiameter: 12.6 km (15 x 12.2 x 11)mass: 1.8e15 kg In Greek mythology, Deimos is one of the sons o...

Deimos ("DEE mos") is the smaller and outermost of...

Phobos ("FOH bus") is the larger and innermost of Mars' two moons. Phobos is closer to its primary than any other moon in the solar system, less than 6000 km above the surface of Mars. It is also one of the smallest moons in the solar system. orbit: ...

Phobos ("FOH bus") is the larger and innermost of ...

Are there planets orbiting other stars beyond our solar system? We do not know for sure, but with the recent discoveries about 51 Pegasi, 70 Virginis and 47 Ursae Majoris the weight of evidence is now so strong that only a "devil's advocate" denies t...

Are there planets orbiting other stars beyond our ...

Many small irregular jovian satellites have been discovered recently. Many new moons of Saturn and Uranus are also showing up.Callirrhoe (S/1999 J1) was discovered by the Spacewatch project and the Minor Planet Center in 2000 from images taken in 199...

Many small irregular jovian satellites have been d...

Callisto ("ka LIS toh") is the eighth of Jupiter's known satellites and the second largest. It is the outermost of the Galilean moons. orbit: 1,883,000 km from Jupiterdiameter: 4800 kmmass: 1.08e23 kg Callisto was a nymph, beloved of Zeus and hated b...

Callisto ("ka LIS toh") is the eighth of Jupiter's...

Ganymede ("GAN uh meed") is the seventh and largest of Jupiter's known satellites. Ganymede is the third of the Galilean moons. orbit: 1,070,000 km from Jupiterdiameter: 5262 kmmass: 1.48e23 kg Ganymede was a Trojan boy of great beauty whom Zeus carr...

Ganymede ("GAN uh meed") is the seventh and larges...

Europa ("yoo ROH puh") is the sixth of Jupiter's known satellites and the fourth largest; it is the second of the Galilean moons. Europa is slightly smaller than the Earth's Moon. orbit: 670,900 km from Jupiterdiameter: 3138 kmmass: 4.80e22 kg Europa...

Europa ("yoo ROH puh") is the sixth of Jupiter's k...

Io ( "EYE oh" ) is the fifth of Jupiter's known satellites and the third largest; it is the innermost of the Galilean moons. Io is slightly larger than Earth's Moon. orbit: 422,000 km from Jupiterdiameter: 3630 kmmass: 8.93e22 kg The pronunciation "E...

Io ( "EYE oh" ) is the fifth of Jupiter's known sa...

The title The Nine Planets is somewhat misleading. In addition to the (eight) planets and their satellites the solar system contains a large number of smaller but interesting objects.There are thousands of known asteroids and comets and undoubtedly m...

The title The Nine Planets is somewhat misleading....

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest: orbit: 227,940,000 km (1.52 AU) from Sundiameter: 6,794 kmmass: 6.4219e23 kg Mars (Greek: Ares) is the god of War. The planet probably got this name due to its red color; Mars is sometim...

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the sev...

The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth: orbit: 384,400 km from Earthdiameter: 3476 kmmass: 7.35e22 kg Called Luna by the Romans, Selene and Artemis by the Greeks, and many other names in other mythologies.The Moon, of course, has been known ...

The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth: o...