Our amazing neighborhood in space ✨
The solar system is made up of the Sun and everything that orbits around it — 8 planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and more!
☀️ The Sun
Over 1 million Earths could fit inside the Sun!
It gives us light and heat every day.
The Sun is actually a giant star.
It makes up 99.8% of all the mass in our solar system!
Gravity keeps all planets in orbit
Formed about 4.6 billion years ago
Light from the Sun takes 8 minutes to reach Earth!
Tap a planet to learn cool facts!
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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Earth has 1 moon
Jupiter has 90+ moons!
Some moons may have water under their surface
Asteroids are space rocks that orbit the Sun
Comets are icy and grow glowing tails near the Sun
The asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter
4.6 Billion
Years Old
The solar system is 4.6 billion years old!
8 Minutes
Speed of Light
Light from the Sun takes 8 minutes to reach Earth
Silent
Space is Quiet
Space is very, very quiet because there is no air!
99.8%
Sun's Mass
The Sun makes up 99.8% of all mass in our solar system!
Humans explore space to learn more about our universe!
Apollo 11 — First humans walked on the Moon in 1969!
Robots like the Mars Perseverance Rover explore other planets!
Scientists use telescopes to see billions of miles into space.
Voyager probes have traveled far beyond our solar system!
Satellites orbit Earth and help us see weather, maps, and more.
The James Webb Space Telescope shows us the earliest galaxies ever seen!
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