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Our place in space


Our Sun

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The Milky Way


Our solar system is located in


a galaxy called the Milky


Way, a collection of


billions of stars. It


lies on the edge


of one of


the spiral


arms.


The Local Group


The Milky Way is one of the largest


galaxies in a cluster known as the


Local Group. Millions of galaxy


clusters make up the Universe.


In a spin


Our galaxy has long curved


arms that spiral out from a


central bulge.


The Milky Way
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