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RE: Earth, galaxies, the universe. The big questions of life. [EN/FR]
@criminalacorm Solar System, Galaxy, Universe: What's the Difference? Many people are not clear about the difference between our Solar System, our Milky Way Galaxy, and the Universe.
Let’s look at the basics.
Our Solar System consists of our star, the Sun, and its orbiting planets (including Earth), along with numerous moons, asteroids, comet material, rocks, and dust. Our Sun is just one star among the hundreds of billions of stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. If we shrink the Sun down to smaller than a grain of sand, we can imagine our Solar System to be small enough to fit onto the palm of your hand. Pluto would orbit about an inch from the middle of your palm. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for the precision because it is true that many ignore the differences