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The Solar System is a vast cosmic neighborhood centered around the Sun, a massive star whose gravity holds everything together. It formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a giant cloud of gas and dust. The Solar System includes eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. It also contains dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. The inner planets are rocky, while the outer planets are gas and ice giants. This system is just a tiny part of the Milky Way galaxy.