Solar System 3D
Scroll to zoom, click and drag to pan. Watch the planets orbit the Sun in real-time!
Extreme Temperatures
Planets closer to the sun are scorching hot, while outer planets are freezing cold gas and ice.
Orbital Paths
Every planet orbits the Sun in an elliptical path. The further away, the longer a "year" lasts!
Gas Giants & Ice Giants
The 4 outer planets don't have solid surfaces. They are massive spheres of swirling gas and ice.
Meet the Neighbors
Mercury
The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun. It has no moons and a very thin atmosphere.
Temp
430°C
Orbit
88 days
Moons
0
Venus
The hottest planet in our solar system! Its thick atmosphere traps heat like a greenhouse.
Temp
471°C
Orbit
225 days
Moons
0
Earth
Our home! The only known planet with liquid water on its surface and life.
Temp
15°C
Orbit
365 days
Moons
1
Mars
Known as the Red Planet due to iron oxide (rust) on its surface. Home to Olympus Mons.
Temp
-65°C
Orbit
687 days
Moons
2
Jupiter
The largest planet! It has a Great Red Spot which is a giant storm that has lasted hundreds of years.
Temp
-110°C
Orbit
12 years
Moons
95
Saturn
Famous for its beautiful, complex ring system made of ice and rock.
Temp
-140°C
Orbit
29 years
Moons
146
Uranus
It rolls on its side as it orbits the sun! It has a pale blue color due to methane gas.
Temp
-195°C
Orbit
84 years
Moons
28
Neptune
The windiest planet, with supersonic winds! It is deep blue and the farthest from the sun.
Temp
-200°C
Orbit
165 years
Moons
16
Sun
The star at the center of our Solar System. A nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma.
Temp
5500°C
Orbit
N/A
Moons
0
Blackhole
A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
Temp
???
Orbit
N/A
Moons
0
Pluto
Once the ninth planet, now a beloved dwarf planet with a heart of ice.
Temp
-229°C
Orbit
248 years
Moons
5