The Evolving Universe

Our Solar System
Our Galaxy
A Universe of Galaxies
The Big Bang
Behind the Science
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Our Solar System

The Planets
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
Where's Pluto?
The Sun
- Close-ups from TRACE
- Solar Spectrum

Earth

Venus
Mars

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Credit: NASA

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Size: 12756 km
Telescope: Apollo 17

Venus
Mars

Related Exhibits

The Dynamic Earth Website

Learn more about our solar system. Visit the National Museum of Natural History's Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals or The Dynamic Earth website.

Voyager Spacecraft replica on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Visit the Exploring the Planets exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and online

The Evolving Universe is a joint project of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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