Solar+System

Solar System Our Solar System is a group of planets, asteroids, stars, constellations, and a sun. Planets are large, round shapes. They must orbit around the sun. Asteroids are made of rock and metal. They float in space and are usually made by planets. Stars are big balls of glowing gasses. Constellations are a bunch of stars put together to form a picture. The Sun is a star that is in the middle of the Solar System and everything orbits around it.

The Solar System has been around for 5 billion years.

Telescopes and rocket ships help people know that the Solar System exists.Telescopes help people see things far away and rocket ships help people go to space and explore it.

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