In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
With a radius of about 1,080 miles (1,740 kilometers), the Moon is less than a third of the width of Earth. If Earth were the size of a nickel, the Moon would be about as big as a coffee bean. The …
In Depth | Sun – NASA Solar System Exploration
It’s about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth and it’s our solar system’s only star. Without the Sun’s energy, life as we know it could not exist on our home planet. From our …
Jupiter - NASA Solar System Exploration
6 days ago · Meet Four NASA Inventors Improving Life on Earth and Beyond. article 6 days ago. 3 min read. Key Portion of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Clears Thermal Vacuum Test. …
Mars By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
Jan 9, 2025 · Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the seventh largest. It’s the only planet we know of inhabited entirely by robots.
Pluto By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
Jan 9, 2025 · Pluto was once our solar system's ninth planet, but has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. It's located in the Kuiper Belt.
By the Numbers | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
square miles. km 2. km 2. square miles. km 2. SURFACE GRAVITY. The gravitational acceleration experienced at its surface at the equator. m/s 2. ft/s 2. m/s 2. m/s 2. ft/s 2. ...
Earth 3D Model - NASA Solar System Exploration
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Solar System Exploration Stories - NASA Science
Jul 24, 2023 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new details of the auroras on our solar system’s largest planet. The dancing lights observed on Jupiter are hundreds of …
New Horizons Spacecraft Returns Its Sharpest Views of Ultima Thule
Feb 22, 2019 · New Horizons is nearly 4.13 billion miles (6.64 billion kilometers) from Earth; at that distance, radio signals, traveling at light speed, reach the large antennas of NASA’s Deep …
Psyche Raw Image: Imager B - NASA Solar System Exploration
The Psyche spacecraft acquired this image using its Multispectral Imager Camera B and the Clear filter (515).