/r/Solar_System
Articles and discussion about the Solar System.
This is a community celebrating scientific study and exploration of the Solar System.
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets, with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies.
The Solar System Subreddit Network
Stars
Planets
Dwarf Planets
- r/Ceres
- r/Orcus · r/Pluto · r/Salacia · r/Haumea · r/Makemake · r/Quaoar
- r/Eris · r/Gonggong
- r/Sedna
Moons
- r/Moon
- r/Phobos · r/Deimos
- r/Io · r/Europa · r/Ganymede · r/Callisto
- r/Mimas · r/Enceladus · r/Tethys · r/Dione · r/Rhea · r/Titan · r/Iapetus · r/Phoebe
- r/Ariel · r/Umbriel · r/Titania · r/Oberon
- r/Triton
- r/Charon · r/Dysnomia
Small Solar System Bodies
- r/Asteroid · r/Comets · r/Meteors
- r/Eros · r/Vesta · r/Pallas · r/Psyche
- r/AsteroidBelt · r/KuiperBelt · r/OortCloud
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Video Perspective on the 2024 solar eclipse.
04:58 UTC
What Lies Beyond Our Own Planet with James Webb Space Telescope
01:42 UTC
My teacher just called Haumea, HOW - MUH.
Other important mentions include
HYOO - MUH
KYOO - PER - BELT
15:56 UTC
Cosmic Countdown: A New Year's Eve Extravaganza Beyond the Stars! 🚀🌌 HAPPY NEW YEAR from the UNIVERSE! Can we imagine a New Year's Eve celebration where the stars themselves are the party guests? Can we feel the energy of the universe as we countdown to the new year?
23:01 UTC
My solar system poster.
This is my solar system poster and it shows all of the 11 planets that orbits our Sun.
22:17 UTC
A shot of the 2024 eclipse I took...
Just north of Indianapolis, Indiana USA
03:40 UTC
What objects do you consider dwarf planet?
For me, duh Pluto Eris Haumes Makemake Gonggong Quaoar Cere Sedna Orcus and Salacia, from 2002 MS4 to DeeDee is cusping for me
06:58 UTC
Educating the aggressively ignorant....
I'm not a very smart guy. I am really only aware of my own ignorance....but I know the Sun is not on fucking fire.
I have an Uncle who is big into foilhead conspiracies. He says that if there is no oxygen in space, the Sun is in space, and it's on fire...so how can that be.
I calmly explained that there is no fire on the Sun, there is plasma that is glowing from nuclear fusion.
Am I inaccurate? Is there a tighter explanation I can use? I'm just over the ignorance of my extended family.
06:42 UTC
Dwarf planets of our solar system
00:20 UTC
Space questions!
This is for fun so take it if you’d like! None of the questions aren’t required so feel free to leave things blank, enjoy!
15:58 UTC
What type of planet was Pluto seen as before it was called a dwarf planet?
Like it's not a gas giant, but I never recalled it being called a rocky world. Comet, rogue moon?
00:10 UTC
Meet 42 asteroids in our solar system
02:16 UTC
I completed the Periodic table of elements cross stitch
02:05 UTC
Can someone tell me what this is or if it has been discovered
23:01 UTC
Neptune and Jupiter
If planets were personified do you think Neptune and Jupiter would be friends? I think so since they both have spots/storms
01:42 UTC
Perseid Meteor Shower - August 13, 2023
05:28 UTC
Comet C/2023 A3 - taken from a dark sky location near Claresholm, AB
05:06 UTC
People in 2023 - 2024:this is garbage meanwhile people in 2014 - 2015:🕺🕺💃🕺💃💃🕺💃💃🕺🕺🕺🕺💃💃💃💃🕺💃
This is nostalgic
21:48 UTC
Life anywhere else?
I know everyone says that there has to be other life than just on earth, but I don’t necessarily agree with that, I think there’s an equal possibility that there is or isn’t life elsewhere.
(Not looking for argument just friendly debate and to get a better understanding of this topic)
22:49 UTC
Egg Dwarfs
03:33 UTC
Solar system simulation in android 14
10:50 UTC
A small contribution of a 3D model of the Solar System
Hello friends, I'm new here, I wanted to make a small contribution of a 3D model of the solar system that I made once, it is not to scale but I found it interesting to practice. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/solar-system-custom-c4d55b801842497c9900c7dbcea1727c
The color is not necessarily the most realistic. They are not proportional and clearly the distance is not to scale, it is only a test. https://www.behance.net/gallery/64190341/Solar-System
15:28 UTC
Ocean worlds
00:09 UTC