PC<p>Did you know that the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planets</span></a> were originally thought to be <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WanderingStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WanderingStars</span></a>? </p><p>Five wandering stars - <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jupiter</span></a>, and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Saturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saturn</span></a> - were known to the ancients. To the unaided eye, these planets appear starlike. However, the planets moved differently and were called wandering stars. Our word "planet" comes from the Greek word <a href="https://mas.to/tags/planetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planetes</span></a>, meaning "wanderer."</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a></p><p><a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/exploring-the-planets/online/discovery/greeks.cfm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions</span><span class="invisible">/exploring-the-planets/online/discovery/greeks.cfm</span></a></p>