The Solar System
Eight planets orbit the Sun: four small rocky worlds close in, then two gas giants and two ice giants far beyond the asteroid belt. Choose the Sun or a planet to read its guide and explore it in interactive 3D.
Open the 3D Solar System- Star · G2V · 99.86% of the Solar System's mass
The Sun
The star at the heart of the Solar System
- Planet 1 · 0.39 AU
Mercury
The swift, scorched innermost world
- Planet 2 · 0.72 AU
Venus
Earth's scorching twin
- Planet 3 · 1.00 AU
Earth
The ocean world that supports life
- Planet 4 · 1.52 AU
Mars
The Red Planet
- Planet 5 · 5.20 AU
Jupiter
King of the planets
- Planet 6 · 9.58 AU
Saturn
The ringed giant
- Planet 7 · 19.20 AU
Uranus
The sideways ice giant
- Planet 8 · 30.05 AU
Neptune
The windswept frontier