The Solar System The Solar System is the astronomical name for the Sun and the collection of planets , comets and other objects moving around it.

The Solar System is the astronomical name for the Sun and the collection of planets , comets and other objects moving around it.

The Earth moves around the Sun in an oval shaped, or "elliptical" orbit . The other planets in the Solar System also move around the Sun in elliptical orbits .

The Earth moves around the Sun in an oval shaped, or "elliptical" orbit .

The other planets in the Solar System also move around the Sun in elliptical orbits .

The biggest objects that go around the Sun are called planets . Most of the planets have moons that orbit around them.

The biggest objects that go around the Sun are called planets . Most of the planets have moons that orbit around them.

These are the eight planets , three dwarf planets moving around the Sun .

These are the eight planets , three dwarf planets moving around the Sun .

The terrestrial inner planets ( Mercury , Venus , Earth and Mars ) are the four closest planets to the sun and all have rocky surface.

The terrestrial inner planets ( Mercury , Venus , Earth and Mars ) are the four closest planets to the sun and all have rocky surface.

Between Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt and after that are the Gas Giants, Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus and Neptune . They are all bigger than the Earth and are mostly made up of gas.

And there is another asteroid belt called the Kuiper belt . It contains many comets and asteroids and the dwarf planets Pluto , Ceres , and Eris .

And there is another asteroid belt called the Kuiper belt . It contains many comets and asteroids and the dwarf planets Pluto , Ceres , and Eris .