An overview of the history, mythology and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system.

Te solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official planets, at least three “dwarf planets”, 130+ satellites and a large number of small bodies

Our Solar System from NASA Solar System Live, the Interactive Orrery of the Web. The Celestial Times — where to find the planets for the current month NASA’s Twelve Year Planetary …

Solar System Scope is an incredibly accurate solar system tour, allowing you to explore the solar system, the night sky and outer space in real-time. All of the objects on the tour are accurately …

Mar 17, 2020 · In our Solar System, there are eight planets. The planets in order from the Sun based on their distance are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Sep 29, 2020 · Our planetary system is called the Solar System, referencing the name of our Sun, and it hosts eight planets. The eight planets in our Solar System, in order from the Sun, are …

Sep 29, 2020 · The last two of the biggest moons in our Solar System are Earth’s Moon and Neptune’s moon Triton. Our Moon is bigger than Europa, and the dwarf planets Pluto, Eris, …

The planets of the solar system are grouped into three categories, based on their size and composition: They are gas giants (2), ice giants (2), and terrestrial planets (4 – including …

Oct 8, 2019 · Keep reading as we journey into this very interesting part of our solar system. Some asteroids do orbit in space near to Earth and some are forced out of the asteroid belt by …

Sep 29, 2020 · The Sun is the biggest celestial object in the Solar System. We see it as a big bright dot of light in the sky; however, the Sun is enormous, capable of hosting all the planets …