What is the name of our Solar System? - Astronomy Stack …
WEBJun 22, 2015 · It's just called "the Solar System". (Plenty of places and objects have names like that; it's no different from "the Arctic" or "the Moon" or "the Sun".) ("Sol system" is an invention of science fiction writers; it has no …
Solar System - Wikipedia
WEBThe Solar System is located in the Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy with a diameter of about 100,000 light-years containing more than 100 billion stars. [270] The Sun is part of one of the Milky Way's outer spiral arms, known as the Orion–Cygnus Arm or Local Spur.
Solar System Facts - Science@NASA
WEBThe solar system includes the Sun, eight planets, five officially named dwarf planets, and hundreds of moons, and thousands of asteroids and comets. Our solar system is located in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way, a barred spiral …
Solar System Exploration - NASA Science
WEBThe solar system has one star, eight planets, five officially named dwarf planets, hundreds of moons, thousands of comets, and more than a million asteroids. Our solar system is located in the Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy with two major arms, and two minor arms.
In Depth | Our Solar System - NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBOur 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.
Solar system | Definition, Planets, Diagram, Videos, & Facts
WEB5 days ago · Solar system, assemblage consisting of the Sun and those bodies orbiting it: 8 planets with about 210 known planetary satellites; many asteroids, some with their own satellites; comets and other icy bodies; and vast reaches of highly tenuous gas and dust known as the interplanetary medium.
The Nine Planets of The Solar System | Eight Planets Without Pluto
WEBThe Nine Planets is an encyclopedic overview with facts and information about mythology and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons, and other objects in our solar system and beyond.
Our Solar System - NASA Science
WEBMar 15, 2016 · Our solar system is made up of a star—the Sun—eight planets, 146 moons, a bunch of comets, asteroids and space rocks, ice, and several dwarf planets, such as Pluto. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, …
Solar System Facts | Information, Size, History and Definition
WEBThe solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official planets, at least three “dwarf planets”, more than 130 satellites of the planets, a large number of small bodies (the comets and asteroids), and the interplanetary medium.
The solar system—facts and information - National Geographic
WEBMar 27, 2019 · The solar system, explained. Our solar system is made up of the sun and all the amazing objects that travel around it. The universe is filled with billions of star systems. Located inside...