Our solar system is full of amazing things, like giant storms on Jupiter, rings made of ice on Saturn, and diamond rain on Neptune and Uranus, plus the Sun is so big a million Earths could fit inside it, and astronauts can grow taller in space because there's no gravity pulling them down

About the Sun & Planets

Giant Sun: The Sun is so huge that over a million Earths could fit inside it, and it holds almost all the mass in our solar system.

Planet Parade: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are rocky; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are gas giants with no solid ground to walk on.

Hottest Planet: Venus is the hottest planet, even hotter than Mercury, with clouds of sulfuric acid.

Stormy Jupiter: Jupiter has a Great Red Spot, a massive storm that's been raging for centuries.

Sideways Uranus: Uranus spins on its side, like a rolling ball.

Diamond Showers: It might rain diamonds on Neptune and Uranus due to intense pressure in their atmospheres.

Cool Space Stuff

Saturn's Rings: Saturn's famous rings are made of billions of pieces of ice and rock.

Mars Mountain: Mars has Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the entire solar system, much bigger than Mount Everest.

Moon's Slow Dance: The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth, about 1.5 inches each year.

Footprints on the Moon: Astronauts' footprints on the Moon will last forever because there's no wind or water to erase them.

Our Solar System's Neighbors

Moons Galore: There are hundreds of moons, with Jupiter and Saturn having the most confirmed ones.

Pluto's Visit: The New Horizons spacecraft gave us our first close-up pictures of Pluto in 2015.