Solar system guide
Interactive solar system guide
Our solar system brings together one star, eight planets, and many smaller worlds. Explore each world below, or open the viewer to watch them move together.
Meet our neighboring worlds
SunThe heart of our solar systemMercurySmall world. Swift orbit.VenusA world behind the cloudsEarthOur pale blue homeMarsThe red planetJupiterA giant of swirling stormsSaturnA world crowned in iceUranusThe planet on its sideNeptuneAt the edge of the planetary realmMoonEarth’s constant companion
Sizes and distances in the viewer are adapted for exploration. Orbital periods and rotation speeds preserve their real relative timing.
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