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Solar System Explorer

A living map of our Solar System. Every planet is drawn at its true position for the displayed date — select a world for its vital statistics, the missions flying there, and our coverage of it.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto

1 Aug 2026

Positions are computed from JPL Keplerian orbital elements for the displayed date — the angles are true. Distances are log-compressed and body sizes exaggerated so every orbit stays readable (drawn to scale, the inner planets would vanish into the Sun).