About the Planets
Our solar system has eight planets, and five dwarf planets - all located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy called the Orion Arm.| NASA Science
Our solar system has eight planets, and five dwarf planets - all located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy called the Orion Arm.| NASA Science
The Kuiper Belt is a doughnut-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is home to Pluto and most of the known dwarf planets and some comets.| NASA Science
Asteroids, comets, and meteors are chunks of rock, ice, and metal left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.| NASA Science
The Sun is the star at the heart of our solar system. Its gravity holds the solar system together, keeping everything – from the biggest planets to the smallest bits of debris – in its orbit.| NASA Science
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard launches at 10:19 EDT Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Aubrey GemignaniPsyche mission controllers on Earth have received full acquisition of signal from the spacecraft, and the solar arrays are fully deployed. The spacecraft will be propelled by solar electric propulsion. The five-panel, cross-shaped solar arrays provide around 800 square feet of solar ...| blogs.nasa.gov
