- The visible part of the sun is called Photosphere.
- The rings of Saturn were discovered by Galileo in 1610.
- The comet, named after Edmund Halley, reappears after a time interval of every 76 years.
- A Comet has a tail always pointing away from the sun.
- The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called Asteroids.