Uranus is the 3rd outer planet, and the 7th planet from the Sun. It is a bright green colored gas ball. The funny thing about Uranus is that it looks like it is lying on its side and rotates over itself. Some astronomers wonder if it was knocked out of place years ago!

Neptune is the 4th outer planet, and the 8th planet from the Sun. This bright blue colored planet is similar to Uranus. Neptune is so large, you could fit almost 60 Earths inside of it!

Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet.

Here is a riddle to remember all the planets:

My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nectarines

(Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune)

If you were an astronaut, what outer planet would you want to visit?

STOP AND THINK