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Solar system

Online Explorations

Fun, interactive ways to explore the universe

Solar System Trading Cards

Think you can verify Venus and peg Pluto? Give it your best shot.
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Graphic Organizers

T-charts and Venn diagrams for at-a-glance comparisons of celestial objects

Legacy
Comparison of comets and asteroids

When is a comet not a comet? When it's an asteroid! Find out at a glance what makes these related space travelers different.
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Legacy
Comparison of rocky and gas planets

Do we live on a rocky or a gas planet? Find out here …
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Lithographs

Downloadable, fact-filled portraits of celestial objects. Some include a classroom activity.

Jovian Planets

Meet the giants of our solar system.
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Jupiter's Aurora

View a dazzling light show over Jupiter's north pole.
Jupiter's 'Red Spot Jr.'

Find out what Hubble spotted on Jupiter.
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Mars

Catch a glimpse of some strange Martian weather.
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Mars 2003: Closest Approach

See Mars, as close as it's been to Earth in 60,000 years.
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Mars Portrait 2016

See the Red Planet as it was nearing its closest approach to Earth since 2005.
Saturn 2018

Catch this 'close-up' of Saturn as it's nearing opposition.
Saturn's Rings

Ponder Saturn's majestic rings.
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Zoomable Gallery

Highlights from Hubble's image collection

Jupiter's Aurora

View a dazzling light show over Jupiter's north pole.
Mars Near 2016 Opposition

Mars is revealed as a dynamic seasonal planet in this Hubble Space Telescope view.
Saturn Near Opposition (2018)

View the latest Hubble portrait of an opulent ringed world.

Q&A

Commonly-asked questions about space and astronomy

Our solar system

Satisfy your curiosity about the bounty of objects in our solar system.
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Fast Facts

Pictures and vital statistics for the planets and other celestial objects

Myths vs realities

Common misconceptions about space. Each conceptual 'myth' is paired with the facts.

Solar system

The sun is a burning ball of fire — true or false?
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Star Witness news

Timely scoops from the Hubble Space Telescope's impressive array of discoveries

Tales of ...

In-depth background information on interesting space phenomena

An asteroid disintegrating as Hubble watches

Even asteroids get 'burned' by the sun.
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Dust storms seen on Mars

Have an allergy to dust? Avoid Mars. Find out why.
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Finding potential Kuiper Belt targets for New Horizons Pluto mission

Hubble's gift to New Horizons: three potential KBO targets.
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Neptune's first circuit around Sun since its discovery

After a 165-year stroll around the sun, Neptune finally arrived back where astronomers first found it.
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The first image of a planet orbiting another star

See for yourself! Hubble took the first-ever picture of a planet outside our solar system.
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The hunt for life on other worlds

Find out why scientists were delighted to find methane in the atmosphere of a faraway planet orbiting another star.
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Water-rich planetary building blocks found around white dwarf

An exoplanetary system that survived the burnout of its parent star may have contained Earth-like planets.
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Bookmarks

A set of four eye-catching Hubble images. Download the PDFs, print, fold, and laminate.

Amazing Space Bookmark: Solar System

The eclipse on Jupiter (in near-infrared light) is one of four bookmarks highlighting astronomical themes explored in Amazing Space's resources.

Trading Cards

Collectible card sets on galaxies and the solar system. Download, print, and fold.

Solar System Trading Cards, Jr. Edition

Facts at hand. Put the solar system in your pocket.
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