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I want to learn about our solar system
What is a solar flare?
What are the northern lights?
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
How do solar cells work?
Windbelt - Reinventing wind power
Satellites on the blink
Alien spotting comes down to Earth
All about... the Venus transit
How do no-fly zones work?
Under sunveillance
How does goal-line technology work?
SODIS - A place in the sun
How do we know how far away the moon is?
Three alternative ways to charge your iPod
How does an artificial heart work?

Solar system visualiser
Visit this interactive site to explore the orbits of planets and their moons in our solar system and also in a wide selection of extrasolar planetary systems.


The solar system
Very descriptive site, answers many questions about the solar system. Lesson plans provided. An interactive site where users can learn about the solar system and other space related topics.


Solar system 3D
Explore our solar system with this beautiful 3D interactive which shows the orbits of the planets, distances, etc (requires flash).


My solar system
Build your own solar system in this flash simulation with stars, planets and moons, and see what weird and wonderful orbits you can create.

Solar System Live
A relatively basic animation that allows you to view the entire Solar system, or just the inner planets (through the orbit of Mars).

The Solar System -- our home in space
Animated video explaining our place in the solar system and what will happen to us in the future.

Orrery: The Solar System In Action
Site giving information about the solar system, including individual planets, comets, asteroids and meteorites.

Solar system exploration
This NASA site tells you all there is to know about exploring our solar system. With information on all the planets and missions past, present and future.

How did the solar system form
Concise explanation of how the solar system started and the planets formed.

Journey across the solar system
Collection of eyecatching posters from the European Southern Observatory with facts and figures on the solar system. Each poster is available to download in a selection of different file sizes and ...