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~ Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

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Our Solar System in The Milky Way Galaxy

Our planetary system is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy

There are an estimated 400 Billion stars in the Milky Way, and our sun is just one insignificant star on one of the outer arms of the giant spiral, no where near the center

Why is it Called the Solar System?

There are many planetary systems like ours in the universe, with planets orbiting a host star. Our planetary system is named the "solar system" because our Sun is named Sol, after the Latin word for Sun, "solis," and anything related to the Sun we call "solar"

Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; hundreds of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids

Beyond our own solar system, we have discovered thousands of planetary systems orbiting other stars in the Milky Way

Astronomy News

2024 Full Moon schedule and names of each

Jan. 25 — 12:54 p.m. — Wolf Moon

Feb. 24 —7:30 a.m. — Snow Moon

March 25 — 3 a.m. — Worm Moon

April 23 — 7:49 p.m. — Pink Moon

May 23 — 9:53 a.m. — Flower Moon

Friday, June 21 — 9:08 p.m. — Strawberry Moon

Sunday, July 21 — 6:17 a.m. — Buck Moon

Monday, Aug. 19 — 2:26 p.m. — Sturgeon Moon

Tuesday, Sept. 17 — 10:34 p.m. — Corn Moon

Thursday, Oct. 17 — 7:26 a.m. — Hunter’s Moon

Friday, Nov. 15 — 4:28 p.m. — Beaver Moon

Sunday, Dec. 15 — 4:02 a.m. — Cold Moon

When Galaxies Collide

Watch the Milky Way Galaxy collide with the Andromeda Galaxy, 3 billion years from now

▶️ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BS21QuX_tGU

This Will Blow your Mind

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