In Depth | Our Solar System – NASA Solar System Exploration
The planetary system we call home is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; dozens of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and ...
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 450,000 miles per hour (720,000 kilometers per hour).
Globular clusters are balls of thousands and hundreds of thousands of some of the oldest stars in our galaxy. They are fairly clean of interstellar gases. Many globular clusters have a core containing a group of unusually young and massive stars called blue stragglers.
least twice as much mass in the Milky Way galactic disk as can be accounted for by adding up the mass of all stars and interstellar clouds. While the solar system does not have any detectable evidence for dark matter, our galaxy is composed
In Depth | Pluto – NASA Solar System Exploration
Pluto's tallest mountains are 6,500 to 9,800 feet (2 to 3 kilometers) in height. The mountains are big blocks of water ice, sometimes with a coating of frozen gases like methane. Long troughs and valleys as long as 370 miles (600 kilometers) add to the …
Raw Images – NASA Solar System Exploration
Sep 21, 2023 · This gallery contains the full record of the Cassini spacecraft’s raw images taken from Feb. 20, 2004 to Cassini’s end of mission on Sept. 15, 2017. The archive will remain available to all as a historical record. Loading... NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through ...
Science Highlights | Top 10s – NASA Solar System Exploration
Scientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere where its signature colorful striped clouds form. 40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures at Jupiter. The Cassini spacecraft has been gone for a year now, but the science continues.
Directory | Solar System Ambassadors - NASA Solar System …
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.
Basics of Space Flight - Solar System Exploration: NASA Science
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.
Image of Saturn-rings – NASA Solar System Exploration
N00074385.jpg was taken on 2007-01-01 18:20 (PST) and received on Earth 2007-01-02 15:36 (PST). The camera was pointing toward Saturn-rings, and the image was taken using the BL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System