SolarExplorer
Step into an interactive 3D simulation of our Solar System. Uncover cosmic secrets, planetary metrics, and scientific discoveries across the solar system.
Size Comparison
Celestial bodies scaled relative to each other based on volumetric equatorial radii.
Cosmic Discoveries
Explore mind-blowing facts about our solar system that showcase the incredible scale and wonder of space.
Light Speed Journey
Light from the Sun travels 149.6 million km to reach Earth in just 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
Explore EarthStellar Scale
The Sun contains 99.86% of all mass in our solar system. You could fit 1.3 million Earths inside it.
Explore The SunDiamond Rain
Extreme pressure on Neptune and Uranus is thought to compress carbon into literal diamond rain.
Explore NeptuneVenusian Greenhouse
Venus maintains a surface temperature of 464°C, making it hotter than Mercury due to a runaway greenhouse effect.
Explore VenusEternal Storm
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a storm larger than Earth that has been raging for over 350 years.
Explore JupiterFloating Giant
Saturn's density is so low (0.687 g/cm³) that it would float in a large enough body of water.
Explore SaturnMartian Giant
Mars is home to Olympus Mons, a shield volcano that is the tallest in the solar system, standing nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.
Explore MarsCosmic Snowballs
The Oort Cloud is a theoretical massive sphere of icy planetesimals surrounding the Sun, thought to be the origin of most long-period comets.
Explore Sun & OortA Fractured Moon
Uranus's moon Miranda has a bizarre, patchwork surface, suggesting it may have been shattered and reassembled multiple times in its history.
Explore Uranus