☀️ The Solar System

A family of planets, moons, asteroids, and frozen worlds orbiting our star — the Sun.

What Is the Solar System?

Our Solar System formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust. At the center, nuclear fusion ignited — forming the Sun.

Structure of the Solar System

☀️ Sun — 99.86% of the system’s total mass.
🌑 Inner Rocky Planets — Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
🪐 Gas Giants — Jupiter & Saturn.
🧊 Ice Giants — Uranus & Neptune.
🌀 Kuiper Belt — Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake.
🌌 Oort Cloud — Hypothetical icy shell surrounding the system.

The Planets

  • ☿ Mercury — Smallest and closest to the Sun.
  • ♀ Venus — Earth's toxic twin.
  • 🌍 Earth — The only known habitable world.
  • ♂ Mars — Future home of explorers?
  • ♃ Jupiter — The giant guardian of the Solar System.
  • ♄ Saturn — Famous for its rings.
  • ♅ Uranus — Spins sideways.
  • ♆ Neptune — The windiest world.

Watch & Explore

☀️ The Birth of the Solar System
🪐 Tour of the Planets
🌌 Continue to the Milky Way →