How was our solar system created?
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How was our solar system created?
The Solar System:
The solar system comprises 8 known planets (with Pluto no longer considered a planet) orbiting the sun. The solar system is so-called because the sun is at the center, having the greatest gravitational pull that sustains the rotation of the planets around it.
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View this answerThe solar system formed about 4.5 billion years ago (about 9 billion years after the Big Bang event that created our universe). The interstellar gas...
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Chapter 1 / Lesson 2Learn the solar system definition and what our solar system consists of. Understand what defines a planet, how the solar system was formed, and objects in the solar system.