Grades 3–6 · NGSS ESS1 · Earth & Space Science

🪐 Solar System Explorer

Click any planet to discover amazing facts — size, distance from the Sun, moons, and what makes it unique!

The Sun
Our star · Center of the Solar System
📏 Size Comparison (relative to Earth)

Our Solar System

The Solar System has 8 planets orbiting the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They split into rocky inner planets (Mercury to Mars) and gas giants (Jupiter to Neptune).

How Long is a Year?

A planet's year is how long it takes to orbit the Sun once. Mercury's year is just 88 Earth days. Neptune's year is 165 Earth years! The further from the Sun, the longer the year.