In Depth | Venus – NASA Solar System Exploration
It's a cloud-swaddled planet named for a love goddess, often called Earth’s twin. But pull up a bit closer, and Venus turns hellish. Our nearest planetary neighbor, the second planet from the Sun, has a surface hot enough to melt lead. The atmosphere is so thick that, from the surface, the Sun is just a smear of light.
Venus By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
Jan 9, 2025 · Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and the sixth largest planet. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system.
In Depth | Our Solar System - NASA Solar System Exploration
Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; dozens of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.
Planet Compare - NASA Solar System Exploration
Jan 9, 2025 · NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.
Jupiter By the Numbers - NASA Solar System Exploration
May 7, 2024 · Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the solar system – more than twice as massive as the other planets combined.
What is a Planet? | Planets – NASA Solar System Exploration
The ancient Greeks counted the Earth's Moon and Sun as planets along with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Earth was not considered a planet, but rather was thought to be the central object around which all the other celestial objects orbited.
Venus 3D Model - NASA Solar System Exploration
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Mercury By the Numbers - NASA Solar System Exploration
Jan 9, 2025 · Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and the smallest planet in our solar system - only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
Earth By the Numbers - NASA Solar System Exploration
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Overview | VERITAS Tabs - NASA Solar System Exploration
VERITAS will unlock the secrets of Venus’ surface and interior evolution by searching for evidence of past and present water, providing an inventory of current and recent volcanic and surface activity, and answering critical questions about the evolution of rocky planets.