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• The star that our solar system orbits around is called the Sun.
• There are a total of 12 planets in our solar system, considering the dwarf planets.
• Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris are the names of the dwarf planets orbiting the sun.
• Most Planets are named after Greek / Roman gods.
• Saturn is considered the most beautiful planet with it's rings.
• Venus is the planet of love, despite it's name coming from the roman god of beauty and love.
• Mercury was named after the Roman god of travel.
• Mars was named after the roman god of war.
• Saturn was the god of agriculture and harvest, and was the father of the gods
• Jupiter was named after the king of roman gods.
• Uranus was named after the Greek god of the sky, Uranus.
• Mercury's name originated from the roman messenger god.
• Neptune: a distant planet of the solar system, eighth in order from the sun, discovered in 1846.
• Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune.
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the Gas Giants in our Solar System.
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  The 5th gas giant was ejected by Jupiter after an encounter.
• The 6th gas giant also got ejected along with Hades, the 5th gas giant.
• Earth is the only one with it's name being original from the other planets.
• The solar system is bound by the gravitational force of the sun.
• Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit around the Sun.
• Comets have a nucleus made up of ice, dust, and rocks.
• Meteorites are small pieces of space debris that enter Earth's atmosphere at high speeds.
• The rings of outer planets are made up of particles such as ice and rocks, along with dust coating it.
• Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system and is the fifth from the sun.
• Saturn has the most extensive ring system among all planets.
• Neptune was discovered using mathematical predictions rather than direct observation.
• Planets can be discovered in a way of mathematically predicting instead of observing.
• Mercury, regarding it's size, is the smallest and nearest to our star.
• Venus is considered as Earth's twin because of their similarities in size and density.
• The rotation of planets are related to the gravitational force of the sun.
• The period of planets completing an orbit around the sun is related to the order of planets.
• Earth is the only habitable planet in the solar system.
• Jupiter and Saturn are mostly made up of Hydrogen and Helium.
• Neptune and Uranus are ice giants.
• The outer planets are the only ones capable of rings.