UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Milky Way
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star
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Andromeda
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Our planetary system is called “the solar system” because we use the word “solar” to describe things related to our star, after the Latin word for Sun, “solis.” Our planetary system is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Our solar system-which includes the sun, Earth, and seven other planets-is part of this galaxy, called … you guessed it … the Milky Way. The Milky Way contains hundreds of billions of stars like our sun. (And like our sun, most of these stars have at least one planet orbiting them.)
Detailed explanation-3: -We now know that the Milky Way resides within the Local Group of galaxies, made up of over 30 galaxies including Andromeda, Triangulum and Leo I to name but a few.