Explore the Sun, planets, Moon, stars, and galaxies through easy-to-understand educational guides in English and Hindi.
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. It formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant interstellar molecular cloud.
सौर मंडल सूर्य और उसके चारों ओर परिक्रमा करने वाले ग्रहों, बौने ग्रहों (dwarf planets), चंद्रमाओं, क्षुद्रग्रहों (asteroids) और धूमकेतुओं (comets) का एक विशाल तंत्र है। इसमें 8 प्रमुख ग्रह हैं: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, और Neptune.
Dive deeper into individual planets of our solar system. (Pages coming soon)
There are officially 8 recognized planets in our Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System. It is so big that more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.
Mars appears red due to iron oxide (rust) on its surface, which reflects reddish light into space.