It's a dynamic system shaped by gravity and time, and while we've learned a lot, it still holds plenty of mysteries. In this guide, we'll explore how the solar system formed, its structure ...

How long is a day on the Moon? How wide are Saturn's rings? Find out with this visual tour through our solar system's most fascinating features. In contrast, the planets furthest from our sun - ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The solar system is made up of the Sun (our nearest star) and the objects that orbit around it, including planets ...

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our solar system. It wasn't aliens. But artist impressions of the object (called 'Oumuamua, the Hawaiian word ...

Our solar system consists of four small, rocky, inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) and four large, gaseous, outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune).

Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and Laura Joy Pieters of the London Science Museum give a guided tour of ...