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Cloud Gazing Free Games online for kids in Nursery by Tiny Tap. Spacecraft Assemble. Catch The Craft. Milky Way Match. Colour with Paxi. Space Memory Game. Games. Interactive Solar System Tour | 3D Model of the Solar System. 3D Solar System Simulator. Overview | Planets – NASA Solar System Exploration. There are more planets than stars in our galaxy. The current count orbiting our star: eight. The inner, rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. NASA's newest rover — Perseverance — landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The outer planets are gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Beyond Neptune, a newer class of smaller worlds called dwarf planets reign, including longtime favorite Pluto.

Thousands more planets have been discovered beyond our solar system. Scientists call them exoplanets (exo means "from outside"). Planets of our Solar System Mercury Mercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and closest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Venus Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction from most planets. Earth Earth—our home planet—is the only place we know of so far that’s inhabited by living things. Mars Mars is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune What is a Dwarf Planet? Ready Jet Go! . Games . Mindy's Constellation Exploration. Ready Jet Go! . Games . Jet's Rocket Ship Creator. Ready Jet Go! . Games . Sean's Rescue Quest. Eight Planets | Dance Along | Space Song | Pinkfong Songs for Children. Zoom Zoom Zoom We're Going to The Moon Song | Rocket Song for Kids | Space Songs for Kids.