Mars vs The Moon (How Are They Different?)

The main differences between Mars and the Moon is that Mars is the 4th farthest planet from the Sun whilst the Moon is a natural satellite that orbits Earth, Mars is bigger with a diameter of 6,779km as opposed to the Moon’s 3,474.8km, Mars has 2 Moons orbiting whilst the Moon has no object orbiting … Read more

Mars vs Neptune (With Pictures!)

The main differences between Mars And Neptune are that Mars is a red colored terrestrial planet whilst Neptune is a deep blue colored ice giant, Neptune is the 8th farthest planet from The Sun whilst Mars is 4th, Mars has 2 moons whilst Neptune has 14, Neptune is known to have winds that reach 2,000 … Read more

Mars vs Uranus (How Are They Different?)

The main differences between Mars and Uranus is that Mars is a terrestrial planet whilst Uranus is an ice giant, Mars has 2 moons whilst Uranus has 27 moons, Mars is the 4th farthest planet from the Sun whilst Uranus is the 7th farthest planet, Uranus has an axial tilt of 98 degrees as opposed … Read more

Mars vs Saturn (How Are They Different?)

The main differences between Mars and Saturn is that Saturn is the 6th farthest planet from the Sun whilst Mars is 4th, Saturn has 82 moons compared to Mars’ 2, Staurn is around 17 times bigger than Mars in diameter, Mars is warmer with a temperature of -67°C as opposed to Saturn’s -138°C and Saturn … Read more

Mars vs Mercury (How Are They Different?)

The main differences between Mars and Mercury is that Mars is the 4th farthest planet from the Sun, Mars is around 1.5 times the size of Mercury, it has 2 moons whilst Mercury has zero, Mercury has a thinner atmosphere and in turn is hotter than Mars with a surface temperature averaging 167°C as opposed … Read more

Maksutov Cassegrain vs Reflector Telescopes (Explained!)

The main differences between Maksutov-cassegrain (Maks) and reflector telescopes are that reflector telescope only use mirrors, either spherical or parabolic whereas Maks use a combination of a spherical mirror and a glass based corrector lens. As a result of their designs, Maks require light to bounce twice inside the tube making them great for planetary … Read more

Sun vs Mercury (How Are They Different?)

The main differences between the Sun and Mercury is that the Sun is a yellow dwarf star, that is the brightest entity in our solar system, has the most mass, is the largest entity in our solar system and it is the entity within our local region that provides energy to the planets around us … Read more

Sun vs Venus (How Do They Differ?)

The main differences between the two is that the Sun is a yellow dwarf star whilst Venus is simply a terrestrial planet that orbits the Sun. As a result it is much smaller with a diameter of 12,104km compared to the Sun’s 1.39 million km, it cannot produce light and energy via nuclear fusion like … Read more