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: Planetary Gravity Lab is an exciting interactive simulation that lets students discover how gravity works on all eight planets! Compare each planet's gravity to Earth's, experiment with dropping objects, see how high you could jump, and calculate how much you would weigh on other worlds. Then, take on the Planetary Basketball Challenge, where students adjust shooting angles and strength to score baskets under different gravitational conditions! Explore hypothetical platforms above the clouds of the outer planets, learn why gravity varies throughout the solar system, and discover the difference between mass and weight. A fun, hands-on way to bring planetary science to life!

Description: MrNussbaum's Night Sky Learning Lab is an interactive astronomy adventure that lets students explore the wonders of the night sky! Choose different seasons and directions, discover and identify constellations, and watch their patterns come to life. Adjust light pollution to see how city lights affect our view of the stars, or use the interactive telescope to zoom in on planets and the Moon. Explore the Milky Way, spot shooting stars, and click celestial objects to learn fascinating facts. Students can also test their knowledge with a movable, interactive scavenger hunt featuring immediate feedback or a printable version with an answer key. Perfect for curious young astronomers!

Description: Blast off on an interactive journey through the five layers of Earth's atmosphere! Students explore the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere while discovering where airplanes fly, meteors burn up, auroras glow, and satellites orbit Earth. Click and move objects to uncover fascinating facts, explore how temperatures change with altitude, and travel from Earth's surface into space! Students can also test their knowledge with a fun drag-and-drop matching game and an interactive, printable multiple-choice scavenger hunt. Perfect for grades 6–8!

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.