Solar System
This interactive simulator explores Solar System in Gravity & Orbits. Interactive scaled model with time controls and orbital data. Use the controls to change the scenario; watch the visualization and any graphs or readouts to connect the model with lectures, labs, and homework.
Who it's for: Suited to beginners and first exposure to the topic. Typical context: Gravity & Orbits.
Key terms
- solar
- system
- solar system
- gravity
- orbits
How it works
A stylized top-down view of the Sun and the eight major planets. Each body moves on a circular orbit with period equal to its real sidereal period (Kepler’s third law in years). Distances use a logarithmic mapping in astronomical units (AU) so both Mercury and Neptune stay on screen. This is a teaching model — not a scale-accurate N-body integrator.
Key equations
More from Gravity & Orbits
Other simulators in this category — or see all 14.
Gravity Sandbox
Place masses and watch N-body gravitational interactions unfold.
Kepler's Laws
Elliptical orbits with equal-area sweeps visualized.
Escape Velocity
Launch from different planets and see trajectory results.
Gravitational Lensing
Massive objects bending light. Visual distortion effects.
Lagrange Points L1–L5
CRTBP effective potential; L1–L5; Coriolis test particle.
Earth–Moon Tides
Equilibrium tide bulges; orbit speed; ~12.4 h spacing note.