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And like uranus it turns on its axis in the opposite direction to the rest of our celestial family.

Http science nationalgeographic com science space solar system. The solar system is enveloped by a huge bubble called the heliosphere. Saturn s ring system is the most extensive and complex in the solar system extending hundreds of thousands of kilometers from the planet. 1996 2015 national geographic society. In the early 1980s nasa s two voyager spacecraft.

But it is an apt description of humanity s scant understanding of the planets stars and other celestial bodies beyond earth. Learn more about the celestial bodies that exist within our solar system. Watch these national geographic 101 videos to learn more about our cosmic neighborhood. Like saturn jupiter and neptune uranus is a big ball of gas often called a.

Together with mercury it s one of the few planets in our solar system without a moon. 2015 2020 national geographic partners llc.