The closest planet to the sun. It circles the sun faster than all the other planets, which is why Romans named it after their swift-footed messenger god.
Read MoreNamed for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In ancient times, Venus was often thought to be two different stars, the evening star and the morning star.
Read MoreEarth, our home. It is the only planet known to have an atmosphere containing free oxygen, oceans of liquid water on its surface, and, of course, life.
Read MoreFourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the solar systm. Named after the Roman god of war often described as the "Red Planet".
Read MoreJupiter is the largest planet in the solar systm. Fittingly, it was named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology.
Read MoreSaturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet in the solar systm. Saturn was the Roman name for Cronus, the lord of the Titans.
Read MoreThe first planet to be discovered by scientists. The planet is notable for its dramatic tilt, which causes its axis to point nearly directly at the sun.
Read MoreThe eighth planet from the sun. It was the first planet to get its existence predicted by mathematical calculations before it was actually seen.
Read MorePluto, once considered the ninth and most distant planet from the sun, is now the largest known dwarf planet in the solar systm.
Read MoreMercury is the closest planet to the sun...
Venus is the second planet from the Sun...
Earth is the third planet from the Sun...
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun...
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun...
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun...
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun...
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun...
Pluto is the ninth planet from the Sun...