Solar System Update

Astronomy articles on the eight planets plus the two dwarf planets pluto and eris.

Solar system update.

Don t stop him now. Probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe. There are 5 planets in the solar system 4 satellites with thousands of asteroids and millions of comets. 8 planets with about 170 known planetary satellites.

The sun is the controller of all the planets and satellites of the solar system. The sun and its planets satellites planets comets meteorites the family of the sun called the solar system. Delving deep into our solar system. This site is maintained by the planetary science communications team at nasa s jet propulsion laboratory and goddard space flight center for nasa s science mission directorate.

And vast reaches of highly tenuous gas and dust known as the interplanetary medium. Our solar system consists of our star the sun and everything bound to it by gravity the planets mercury venus earth mars jupiter saturn uranus and neptune dwarf planets such as pluto dozens of moons and millions of asteroids comets and meteoroids. Great pictures of everything in the solar system. This digital orrery a model of the solar system runs on a light mobile mobile friendly version of nasa s eyes on the solar system software.

The position of the planets moons and spacecraft are shown where they are right now. Comets and other icy bodies. Looking beyond to worlds around other stars. Everywhere imaginable nasa is out there.

By jennifer leman jun 3 2020 queen s brian may is investigating all the asteroids. Nasa s exploration spans the universe. The sun is the lifeblood of the solar system. Read all news including political news current affairs and news headlines online on solar system today.

Observing the sun and its effects on earth. Countless asteroids some with their own satellites.