Under construction

Planetary Systems

Stars with company: our Solar System and the families of planets found around other stars.

This part of the universe is still being built. Our crew is pouring dark matter and tightening the event horizon, so please keep a safe distance from the black hole.

Coming to this sector

Our Solar System, from the Sun to the edge of the Oort cloud
Other planetary systems, like the seven Earth-sized worlds of TRAPPIST-1
How big, how old and how crowded each system is

Back to home base

The first image of a black hole: a glowing orange ring around the dark shadow of M87*. — M87* · Image: EHT Collaboration
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Planetary Systems we've mapped so far

Their pages are open for visitors while the rest of this sector is being built.

Solar System
The Sun and everything bound to it: eight planets, their moons, dwarf planets and countless smaller bodies.