A sibling’s cosmic journey through the Solar System

By Taksh Chopra

Blast off! The rocket flew into the sky.

“First stop– The Sun,” I said.

“WOW,” said Maisha (my sibling), ”I never knew the sun was so beautiful!”

“The sun is the star at the center of the Solar System and is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth, so don’t get too close to it,” I said.

“It’s on fire!” said Maisha.

“Of course, it’s on fire,” I said.

“Next stop–Mercury,” I said.

“Mercury is the first and smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System.”

“It’s too hot on there, so we can’t land on it, let’s go to Venus.”

“Venus is the second planet from the Sun; it is the brightest and hottest planet,”I said.

“It looks good, let’s land on It,” said Maisha.

I touched the solar system model, the rocket landed on Venus.

“Ash, I’m going to die, it’s too hot here,” said Maisha.

“The temperature of Venus can easily rise to 900 degrees and it has acid on it,” I said.

“Get me out of here!” Said Maisha.

The rocket flew into space. “Next stop Earth,” I said.

“The only planet that contains life,” I said.

The rocket flew into space. “Next stop moon,” I said.

“The Moon is Earth’s only moon. It is one of the largest moons in the Solar System.” I said.

“Next stop–Mars,” I said.

“Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury.”

“We can land on it”

“Look at me!” I said. It is called ‘Red Planet’.

“Next stop–Jupiter,” I said.

“The planet we see after now is made of gas, we can’t land on it.”

“Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System,” I said.

“Next stop–Saturn,” I said.

“Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It has beautiful rings.

“Look !! So beautiful,” said Maisha

“Next stop–Uranus,” I said.

“Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is the third-largest planet. It is the coldest planet” I said.

“Next stop–Neptune,” I said.

“Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the sun in the Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet by diameter 0.4498000000km from the sun.” I said.

“What are the white spots on it? “asked Maisha.

“Neptune is the windiest planet and wind storms cause them,” I said.

“Our trip ends here, but the solar system doesn’t end. Many unknown planets are waiting to be discovered.”