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bobypop

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Considering that the Sun is about 1/100 AU in diameter and a typical planet like Earth is 1/10,000 AU, discuss whether or not our Solar System is crowded or empty.
 
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Describe the difference between a solar system and a galaxy.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The Sun and planets make up only a tiny fraction of the volume of the Solar System, so it is relatively empty.

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A solar system consists of a star, or possibly a binary star system, surrounded by orbiting objects such as planets, asteroids, and comets. A galaxy is a collection of many millions or billions of stars, many of which are members of solar systems.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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:D TYSM

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