The solar system is made up of the sun and nine planets.

Planets are very, very far from each other. If you rode a bicycle to Mars, one of Earth's neighbors, it would take you 1,140 years! That's if you didn't stop pedaling!

Planets circle (orbit) around the sun.

God made all the planets round like balls.

Earth is a planet.

The drawings below show the size of
each planet compared to one another.

Learn all about the planets of our solar system by reading our article Heavenly Bodies.