UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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Earth and the rest of the solar system are located in the galaxy ____
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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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Explanation:
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: -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.
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