Solar system our solar system The Latest. 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. 1 are planet orbits circular or elliptical 2 Planets of our Solar System What is a Dwarf Planet? Real-Time, Interactive Solar System There are more planets than stars in our galaxy. The current count orbiting our star: eight. The inner, rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. NASA's newest rover — Perseverance — landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 3 why are planetary orbits circular 4 Our Solar System. Our solar system is made up of a star—the Sun—eight planets, moons, a bunch of comets, asteroids and space rocks, ice, and several dwarf planets, such as Pluto. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 5 The Solar System [c] is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. The largest of such objects are the eight planets, in order from the Sun: four terrestrial planets named Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, two gas giants named Jupiter and Saturn, and two ice giants named Uranus and Neptune. 6 M subscribers Subscribe K 27M views 5 years ago #Educational #NationalGeographic #SolarSystem How many planets are in the solar system? How did it form in the Milky Way galaxy? Learn. 7 why do planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit 8 Solsystemet er det sol-planetsystemet som består av solen, jorden og månen, og andre kjente himmellegemer i det nærmeste verdensrommet. 9 A breakthrough electronic book about our Solar System, offering hours of interactive exploration and presenting a treasure trove of visual information. 10