From the scorching surface of Mercury to the icy edges of Neptune, our planetary neighborhood is full of wonders. The order ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It's about 11 times wider than Earth, with an equatorial diameter of 88,846 miles (about 142,984 kilometres).

Beyond the familiar planets lies a fascinating frontier filled with icy worlds, mysterious orbits, and cosmic curiosities.

Only eight planets call our solar system home. Or there might still be nine if some astronomers are correct about an as-yet undiscovered large body out past Neptune.

This hypothetical planet, according to the team, could now be a rogue, or lurking at the edge of the Solar System as the elusive "Planet 9".

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.