(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites

the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites

the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole