Description: Create an amazing solar system from scratch with Solar System Maker 2026! Start by choosing and naming your star, then design your own planets by customizing their colors, sizes, temperatures, atmospheres, orbital distances, and more. Add moons, spectacular planetary rings, comets, asteroids, nebulae, and even black holes! Watch your creation come alive with animated orbits, or start with a model of our actual solar system. When you're finished, unleash the ultimate Black Hole Finale and watch your entire creation spiral into oblivion—then restore it with a click! Save, print, or download your masterpiece in this interactive astronomy and creativity laboratory.

Description: Blast off on an incredible journey through our solar system! Explore an animated, bird’s-eye view of the planets orbiting the Sun, then switch to Voyager Mode and travel from planet to planet at speeds ranging from a typical spacecraft to an imaginary five times the speed of light! Visit fascinating moons, explore the asteroid and Kuiper belts, and discover dwarf planets such as Pluto. Click on planets to learn about their atmospheres, temperatures, gravity, moons, and incredible features, including Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Saturn's rings. Explore interactive atmospheric pie charts, listen to narration, and test your knowledge with randomized online and printable scavenger hunts and Fact or Fiction challenges. An amazing interactive adventure through our solar system!

Description: This section provides detailed profiles on each of the eight planets and Pluto. Images and videos are provided as well.

Description: This great video (courtesy of NASA) describes the various regions beyond the planets.