What Is the Difference Between a Galaxy and a Solar System?

Examples

1. A galaxy has millions of stars, like a big city.
2. The solar system is just one house in that city, with our Sun as the main star.
3. Planets are neighbors to the Sun, like people living next door.

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See also

• How are scientists finding new exoplanets in distant galaxies?
• What are cosmic jets?
• What are groups of stars?
• What are supermassive black holes?
• What are open star clusters?

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