Solar System stories for children
Every world has its own story.
Why does the Sun shine? Why is Mars red? Where did Saturn’s rings come from? Choose a world and discover our home in space.
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StarSunOur nearest star
PlanetMercuryClosest to the Sun
PlanetVenusWrapped in thick clouds
PlanetEarthOur blue home
PlanetMarsOur rusty red neighbour
PlanetJupiterThe biggest planet
PlanetSaturnA world of icy rings
PlanetUranusThe giant that spins on its side
PlanetNeptuneA distant world of powerful winds
MoonMoonOur nearest big space neighbour
MoonIoJupiter’s volcanic moon
MoonEuropaAn ocean hidden beneath ice
MoonGanymedeThe biggest moon
MoonTitanSaturn’s hazy moon
MoonEnceladusA small moon with icy fountains
MoonTritonNeptune’s unusual moon
MoonCharonPluto’s close companion
Dwarf planetCeresA dwarf planet among asteroids
Dwarf planetPlutoA distant world with an icy heart
Dwarf planetHaumeaA stretched-out dwarf planet
Dwarf planetMakemakeAn icy mystery beyond Neptune
Dwarf planetErisFar from the Sun
AsteroidVestaA rocky record of the past
AsteroidItokawaA little pile of space rocks
CometHalley’s CometAn icy traveller with a tailRegion of the Solar SystemAsteroid BeltRocky travellers between Mars and Jupiter