The kids have chalked in a scaled series of distances in the Solar System on the sidewalk around Sanford Middle School in south Minneapolis.
Pepper wonders how many astronomical units away is the next trove of neighbor-supplied dog treats.
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🤔 Why Is Venus Hell and Earth an Eden? | Quanta Magazine
｢ The planet’s extreme inhospitality is at the heart of one of the most beguiling mysteries in planetary science. Venus and Earth formed at the same time, from the same geologic building blocks, in pretty much the same part of the solar system. They’re even the same size. So why is Venus a hellscape, and Earth a garden? ｣
https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus-hell-and-earth-an-eden-20250915/
🛰️ James Webb Spots Mysterious Object Orbiting Uranus
｢ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the number of the planet's known satellites to 29 ｣