Find out about our Solar System

Our Solar System is an exciting place!

The sun is actually a star and it is full of gas!!

The Earth is called the ocean planet because it is full of life… http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zx62tfr

Venus has more volcanoes than any other planet in our solar system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zjspyrd

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. It is smaller than Earth and is a rocky planet. https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2013/feb/15/mercury-nasa-spacecraft

Mars is called the red planet because the ground is red. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z4x2tfr

Saturn has ice and dust rings around it. https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2016/sep/19/four-saturn-days-captured-on-video-by-nasa-video-report

Jupiter has its own moons. It is the biggest planet in our solar system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zr2qxnb

Uranus is the farthest planet from Earth and was the first to be discovered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zdptsbk

Pluto is the smallest planet but because it is so small, it is no longer classed as a Planet. Pluto is the smallest planet but because it is so small, it is no longer classed as a Planet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z29qxsg

Neptune was first discovered in 1846. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zktxpv4

Hello astronauts, I need your help, can you spot the planets that look the same and different?