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NASA’s Solar System Interactive (also known as the Orrery) is a live look at the solar system, its planets, moons, comets, and asteroids, as well as the real-time locations of dozens of NASA missions.
Explore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions.
Visualize orbits, relative positions and movements of the Solar System objects in an interactive 3D Solar System viewer and simulator.
NASA has revamped its “Eyes on the Solar System” 3D visualization tool, making interplanetary travel easier and more interactive than ever. More than two years in the making, the update delivers better controls, improved navigation, and a host of new opportunities to learn about our incredible corner of the cosmos – no spacesuit required.
Accurate positions of small bodies can be obtained from our Horizons ephemeris system which uses a numerically integrated high fidelity model which includes gravitational perturbations by the Sun, all the planets, and some of the largest asteroids. The orbit viewer is limited to dates between 1600-01-01 and 2200-01-01. Orbit Paths
A collection of interesting and thought provoking solar system maps. These maps show planets and dwarf planets in order, try to scale the solar system and also show a live view of asteroids and their locations.
The chart above shows the Sun at the centre, surrounded by the solar system's innermost planets. Click and drag the chart to rotate the viewing angle, or use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.
The planets today shows you where the planets are now as a live display - a free online orrery. In this solar system map you can see the planetary positions from 3000 BCE to 3000 CE, and also see when each planet is in retrograde.
Anyone with an internet-enabled device browser can explore the past, present, and future of the solar system in 3D with NASA’s interactive Eyes on the Solar System. Click anywhere on the image to get a closer look at a 3D rendering of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flying by Saturn’s moon Enceladus in 2015.
Explore the Solar System in 3D. Planets and constellations will come to life before you. With an astronomical compass, navigate the stars and planets in real time.