GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Oort Cloud
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Milky Way
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Kuiper Belt
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Asteroid Belt
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Detailed explanation-1: -We live in one of the arms of a large spiral galaxy called the Milky Way. The Sun and its planets (including Earth) lie in this quiet part of the galaxy, about half way out from the centre. 100 000 years to cross from one side to the other.
Detailed explanation-2: -17 Billion Earths Fill our Milky Way Galaxy (Infographic) | Space.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy’s appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.
Detailed explanation-4: -Earth orbits our Sun, a star. Earth is the third planet from the Sun at a distance of about 93 million miles (150 million km).