10 mesmerizing facts about solar system

1. The solar system is about 4.6 billion years old. It formed from a gas cloud that collapsed under its own gravity.

2. The sun, which is the center of our solar system, makes up 99.8% of the total mass of the solar system.

3. There are eight planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

4. The four inner planets, also known as the terrestrial planets, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. They are relatively small and rocky compared to the outer planets.

5. The four outer planets, also known as the gas giants, are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are much larger than the inner planets and mostly made up of gas.

6. Pluto used to be considered the ninth planet in our solar system, but it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

7. The asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, is a region of the solar system where millions of small rocky objects orbit the sun.

8. The Oort Cloud, located at the outermost reaches of our solar system, is a vast region of icy objects that is believed to be the source of many comets.

9. The biggest planet in our solar system is Jupiter, which is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined.

10. The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts, launched in 1977, are the farthest man-made objects from Earth and are currently exploring the outer edges of our solar system.