In Depth | Our Solar System – NASA Solar System Exploration
Most of the hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy are thought to have planets of their own, and the Milky Way is but one of perhaps 100 billion galaxies in the universe.
In Depth | Sun – NASA Solar System Exploration
The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, bringing with it the planets, asteroids, comets, and other objects in our solar system. Our solar system is moving with an average velocity of …
Our Sun is one of over 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, and our galaxy is just one of countless billions in the universe, each having millions – or billions – of stars of their own.
Solar System Exploration
Sep 30, 2025 · Our solar system is located in the Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy with two major arms, and two minor arms. Our Sun is in a small, partial arm of the Milky Way called the Orion …
RPS 3D Viewer - NASA Solar System Exploration
Oct 21, 2025 · NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.
The VIPER rover is currently being designed and assembled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, while NASA’s Ames Research Center is leading rover software development and managing …
Earth 3D Model – NASA Solar System Exploration
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Occasionally, giant molecular clouds, stars passing nearby, or tidal interactions with the Milky Way’s disc disturb the orbit of one of these bodies in the outer region of the Oort Cloud, …
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In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.