Solar System

The Hubble Space Telescope reveals Pluto's diverse surface features, including a wide range of surface ices.

The Surface of Pluto

The Hubble Space Telescope reveals Pluto's diverse surface features, including a wide range of surface ices.

An animation showing the phases of the Moon.

Phases of the Moon

An animation showing the phases of the Moon.

Movie of a solar flare, a tremendous explosion on the surface of the Sun.

A Solar Flare

Movie of a solar flare, a tremendous explosion on the surface of the Sun.

The seasons of Saturn are shown in an animation composed from a series of HST images.

Seasons on Saturn

The seasons of Saturn are shown in an animation composed from a series of HST images.

Video showing seasons on Uranus as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Seasons on Uranus

Video showing seasons on Uranus as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

A movie of the total solar eclipse of November, 1994.

Total Eclipse of the Sun

A movie of the total solar eclipse of November, 1994.

The surface of Venus is revealed through the use of radar telescopes.

The Topography of Venus

The surface of Venus is revealed through the use of radar telescopes.

Video showing what happens to the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet during a comet collision.

Comet Impact with a Gaseous Planet: The Atmosphere

Video showing what happens to the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet during a comet collision.

An animation showing the rotation of the planet Neptune over a 16-hour period.

Rotation of Neptune

An animation showing the rotation of the planet Neptune over a 16-hour period.

See what happens to a comet when it collides with a Jupiter-like planet.

Comet Impact with a Gaseous Planet: The Comet

See what happens to a comet when it collides with a Jupiter-like planet.

Video showing a magnetic storm on Earth from the IMAGE satellite.

A Magnetic Storm on Earth

Video showing a magnetic storm on Earth from the IMAGE satellite.

A sequence of images from the NEAR spacecraft showing the rotation of the asteroid 433 Eros.

The Rotation of Eros

A sequence of images from the NEAR spacecraft showing the rotation of the asteroid 433 Eros.

Data from the Mars Global Surveyor is used to create a global topographical map.

Rotation of Mars

Data from the Mars Global Surveyor is used to create a global topographical map.

Time-lapse animation of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and cloud bands.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Time-lapse animation of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and cloud bands.

Movie of Jupiter's moon, Io, being eclipsed by Jupiter. In the darkness, volcanoes and aurorae are seen.

Io in Eclipse

Movie of Jupiter's moon, Io, being eclipsed by Jupiter. In the darkness, volcanoes and aurorae are seen.

Movie showing the Io torus, a ring of gas surrounding Jupiter, wobbling as Jupiter rotates.

The Io Torus of Jupiter

Movie showing the Io torus, a ring of gas surrounding Jupiter, wobbling as Jupiter rotates.

Animation showing the changing polar ice cap on Mars.

Martian Polar Ice Cap

Animation showing the changing polar ice cap on Mars.

The Mars Global Surveyor reveals a growing dust storm from June, 2001 in this movie.

Martian Dust Storm

The Mars Global Surveyor reveals a growing dust storm from June, 2001 in this movie.

A visualization showing the solar atmosphere by stitching together multi-wavelength images.

The Sun's Atmosphere

A visualization showing the solar atmosphere by stitching together multi-wavelength images.