Space

Saturn

Gas giant.

Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. It is 766 times the size of Earth. This means that, on a clear night, you can see it with the naked eye -incredible when you learn the planet is 746 million miles away!-

The planet is a gas giant because it is mostly hydrogen, although it may have a small rocky core. Beneath the "surface" the hydrogen is liquid and it is extremely hot.

Three facts about saturn:

• Saturn has a brown-yellow color.
• It has rings very thin and it's 766 times the size of Earth.
• It is the second largest planet and you can see it with the naked eye.