The Year of the Solar System is a NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

 education/public outreach initiative. The year runs October 2010 until August 2012, a Martian year. For each month's topic there are resources for clubs, schools and the general public. The months/topics are:

• October 2010: The Journey Begins
• November 2010: Birth of Worlds
• Dec 2010/Jan 2011: A Family Affair
• February 2011: Small Bodies -- Big Impacts
• March 2011: Ancient Astronomers/Modern Tools: Celebrating Sun-Earth Day
• April 2011: Water, Water, Everywhere!
• May 2011: Volcanism!
• June 2011: Impacts!
• July 2011: Rocks in Space
• August 2011: Windy Worlds
• September 2011: Gravity: It's What Keeps Us Together
• October 2011: Moons and Rings: Our Favorite Things
• November 2011: Magnetospheres: Planetary Shields
• Dec 2011/Jan 2012: Evolving Worlds
• February 2012: Far-Ranging Robots
• March 2012: Shadows of the Sun
• April 2012: Ice!
• May 2012: New Data, New Ideas
• Jun/Jul 2012: Got Life?
• August 2012: Discovering New Worlds

The Year of the Solar System is supported by NASA's Science Mission Directorate

Science Mission Directorate

The Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration engages the United States’ science community, sponsors scientific research, and develops and deploys satellites and probes in collaboration with NASA’s partners around the world to answer fundamental questions...

and its Planetary Science Division.