01 SOLAR SYSTEM / OVERVIEW
The Solar System is the Sun and everything held by its gravity: planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, ice and dust — all travelling together through the Milky Way.
Point to a world to identify it. Select a name to explore that world.
OUR COSMIC HOME
About 4.6 billion years ago, gravity collapsed a cloud of interstellar gas and dust into a spinning disk. The Sun ignited at its centre while the remaining material collided, merged and gradually became the worlds we know today.
Discover its storyIllustrative view — sizes and distances are compressed to bring the entire planetary family into one field of view.
