GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

THE UNIVERSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is at the center of the Solar System?
A
Earth
B
Moon
C
Sun
D
Jupiter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -STAR ATTRACTION. The Sun is the only star in our solar system. It is the center of our solar system, and its gravity holds the solar system together. Everything in our solar system revolves around it – the planets, asteroids, comets, and tiny bits of space debris.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) was a mathematician and astronomer who proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe and the earth revolved around it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sun is located on one of the spiral arms, about 25, 000 light-years away from the center of the galaxy. Even if you could travel at the speed of light (300, 000 kilometers, or 186, 000 miles, per second), it would take you about 25, 000 years to reach the middle of the Milky Way.

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