solar system

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To visualize this density, imagine placing the solar system inside a cube one light-year on each side.

From Science Daily

As the solar system moves through the universe, this motion produces a subtle "headwind": slightly more radio galaxies appear in the direction of travel.

From Science Daily

Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that bombards other planets in our solar system, such as Mars, making life there far more difficult.

From Science Daily

Around 4.3 billion years ago, when the solar system was still young, a massive asteroid struck the far side of the moon.

From Science Daily

Most planets they find, just like the ones in our solar system, orbit around their stars in roughly the same way.

From Space Scoop