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Our Sun is at the center of our Solar System. For information on our solar system, go here.




All the planets orbit in the same direction around the Sun.
Some of those planets are icy, others are rocky. Still others are gaseous.









Many of the planets have smaller bodies in orbit around them, called satellites (or moons).







Between the planets are various other small bodies called asteroids and comets.