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Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one. The Solar System is an isolated single-star planetary system within the Milky Way Galaxy. The system formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of a molecular cloud collapsed, creating the Sun and a protoplanetary disc from which the orbiting bodies assembled.
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If you are skywatcher then we have good news for you. August 12 will be one of the busiest dates on the 2026 astronomy calendar, with a total solar eclipse, a six planet alignment, a New Moon and peak of the Perseid meteor shower occurring within a short span. NASA has mentioned the date as