Our solar system consists of
- The Sun (an aveage star)
- The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
- Comets,
- Steroids, and
- Meteor
The Sun is in the Solar System. All the nine planets move around the Sun in the large oval path. The planets also spin by itself.The Sun is the richest source of electromagnetic energy (mostly in the form of heat and light) in the solar system. The Sun's nearest known stellar neighbor is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.3 light years away.
The solar system is made up of two parts:
The inner solar system contains Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. These four planets are closest to the Sun. The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by the Asteroid Belt.
The outer solar system contains Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Asteroids are huge chunks of rocks that travel round the Sun.
Comets have long glowing tails.
Meteors are tiny rocks which probably come from the asteroid belt.
