The Solar System has eight planets . The Solar System is all the planets and other things in space that orbit (go around) our sun . This includes the planets Earth , Mercury , Venus , Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus and Neptune as well as the dwarf planet Pluto , asteroids and comets.
The planets are in the order Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune followed by the dwarf planet Pluto. Here is how we remember to order, with this sentence that has the same letters as the order of planets plus Pluto.
M y V ery E asy M ethod J ust S peeds U p N aming P lanets.