| These pages are about the Solar System. Our Solar System is, as you probably know, part of a galaxy, the Milky Way System. A galaxy is a giant cluster of stars. The Milky Way System in turn is part of the Universe. The universe contains billions of galaxies and every galaxy is a cluster of billions of stars. Every star could be surrounded by planets, and other objects circling it, just like our sun is accompanied by its planets, planetoids and meteorites. |
 Satellites with telescopes and measuring instruments are in orbit to survey the sun. |
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The order of planets from the sun is as follows: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. Especially Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus en Neptune are huge planets. Of all planets Mars is the one that resembles Earth the most. The sun; a glowing star Satellites with telescopes and measuring instruments are in orbit to survey the sun. |
