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• Our Solar System is located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
• It including the Sun and eight planets.
• It consists of about 100–400 billion stars along with large amounts of gas and cosmic dust.

Additional information:

• The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with a diameter of about 100,000 light-years.
• The nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way is Andromeda, located about 2.5 million light-years away.

Last verified on 11-03-2026

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• Mars is known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance.
• Its surface contains iron oxide (rust) which gives it a red color.
• It is the 4th planet from the Sun in the solar system.
• Mars has two small moons: Phobos and Deimos.
• Mars is often called the “planet of future exploration”.

Last verified on 11-11-2026

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• The standard approximate value of Earth's gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s².
• It is represented by the symbol (g).
• Its value varies slightly with altitude and location.

Last verified on 09-11-2026

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• Earth intercepts approximately 0.00000005% of the Sun's total energy output.
• This is roughly one two-billionth of the Sun's total energy.
• Only a tiny fraction of the Sun's energy reaches Earth.

Last updated 08 Nov 2026 by NA

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Earth's Rotation 

• - Sidereal Day: Approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds.
• - Meaning: The time Earth takes to rotate once relative to distant stars.
• - Solar Day: Approximately 24 hours, measured from one noon to the next.
• - Difference: About 4 minutes.

Last updated 08 Nov 2026 by NA