About the Planets - Science@NASA
May 28, 2025 · Our solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system: …
NASA/JPL Eyes
2 days ago · NASA’s Solar System Interactive (also known as the Orrery) is a live look at the solar system, its planets, moons, comets, and asteroids, as well as the real-time locations of dozens …
We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're …
Sep 17, 2025 · NASA's exoplanet count further includes 700 "terrestrial planets," or rocky worlds, and maybe most fascinatingly, seven of "unknown" types.
Solar System Exploration - Science@NASA
Sep 30, 2025 · Our solar system includes the Sun, eight planets, five officially named dwarf planets, hundreds of moons, and thousands of asteroids and comets. Our solar system is …
Eyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPL
Explore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions.
Are We Alone? NASA’s Habitable Worlds ... - Scientific American
Sep 30, 2025 · An animated rendering of several engineering architecture concepts for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, a next-generation flagship-class space telescope designed to …
NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000
Sep 17, 2025 · The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by …
Interplanetary defense system deployed by NASA-backed …
3 days ago · A NASA-backed planetary defense group has reportedly begun efforts to pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS after it was observed emitting an alloy not seen in nature and exhibiting other …
NASA Planetary Science
Sep 25, 2025 · NASA’s planetary science program explores the objects in our solar system to better understand its history and the distribution of life within.
Planet Compare - NASA Solar System Exploration
6 days ago · NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.