This category lists pages and sites which provide information about the Solar System. It includes pages about the Sun, the nine planets, their moons and other bodies from the Solar System.
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- Planetary Fact Sheets Factual information on the planets in the solar system, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.
- Solar System Simulator Offers the possibility to see what the Sun and every planet and their major moons look like from any other place in the Solar System at nearly any date at any time. The pictures are very accurate and in color.
- Passport to the Solar System Provides an overview of the sun and each of the nine planets. Also includes biographies of researchers.
- Live from the Hubble Space Telescope Provides an insiders' view of what it's like to work with Earth's most powerful space telescope.
- The Planets A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration.
- Views of the Solar System An in-depth resource to the Solar System. Including articles about each part of the Solar System and its planets.
- Solar System Live Includes information and images related to the solar system and its inner planets.
- The Planets for Kids A student-based website focusing on general information about the planets, moon, and sun.
- Solar System Worksheets Printable worksheets, logic problems, word searches, and puzzles.
- Earth and Moon Viewer View the earth and moon from many vantage points and in multiple ways. Provides latitude and longitude positions as well as the altitude and time from which the images were taken.
- A Guide To The Planets Beginners guide with basic facts about the nine planets.
- How Big is the Solar System Also known as "The Earth as a Peppercorn." A scale model of the solar system.
- Alex's Galaxy Contains a photograph gallery of the major celestial bodies in the solar system.
- Exploring Planets in the Classroom More than 25 hands-on science activities about geology, earth, planetary, and space sciences.
- Solar System Trading Cards Collect Solar System trading cards as you answer trivia questions correctly.
- Interactive Solar System Tutorial Learn about the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto with this interactive animated facts game.
- Orrery: The Solar System in Action Provides illustrated descriptions of each planet, as well as comets, asteroids and other bodies.
- Window to the Universe Learn about asteroids, comets, planets, and the sun. Also contains facts, news, and pictures.
- NASA Science For Kids: Solar System Fun Activities include figuring out how much you would weigh on another planet and comparing the sizes of the planets.