Learn Together: Solar System

Our Solar System

The Solar System is the Sun and the objects that orbit the Sun.

The Solar System Orbits

In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy that measures about 100,000 light-years across, and is thought to contain between 100 and 400 billion stars. The Solar System (and Earth) is located about 25,000 light-years to the galactic center and 25,000 light-years away from the rim.

Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

Mercury

Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System.

Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun.

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury.

Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System.

Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.

Neptune

Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

Kuiper Belt

The Kuiper Belt is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune.

Astroid Belt

The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.

The Solar System is the Sun and the objects that orbit the Sun. These are eight planets and various secondary bodies, dwarf planets and small Solar System objects that orbit the Sun, as well as satellites (moons) that orbit many planets and smaller objects.[1]

Learn more about the Solar System:

Our Solar System
The Solar System Orbits
The Milky Way
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Kuiper Belt
Astroid Belt

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