What is the Solar System?

The solar system is made up of planets and other heavenly bodies that revolves around the sun. The sun is the centre of the solar system. The sun holds the solar system together with a strong gravitational pull.

 Diagram showing the solar system; the sun and the planets in orbit. 

    

All planets, with the exception of Mercury and Venus have satellites (moons) revolving around them.

The path an object in space take while traveling around other objects is called an orbit. The orbits of the eight planets from the sun outward are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Picture showing the solar system in order from the sun

NOTE: 

This will help you to remember the order in which the planets appear. 

My   Very   Elegant    Mother   Just   Served   Us   Noodles 

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c       u         t              s             i       u             n      t

u       s         h                            t       r             u      u

y                                               e      n              s     n

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