Jan 18, 2023
Our Earth is part of the solar system which consists of various other objects like the sun, planets, asteroids, twinkling stars, etc. Earth has all life supporting systems which work in sync to make life possible on Earth. Dive deep into this blog 'The Earth our Habitat' as we explain and help you understand all the essential terms such as Constellations, Celestial bodies, Solar system, and other terms crucial from the UPSC CSE preparation point of view.
The Sun, eight planets, satellites, and some other celestial bodies known as asteroids and meteoroids constitute our solar system.
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It is made of extremely hot gases and it is the centre of our solar system. It acts as a pulling factor around which other planets and objects revolve.
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These are numerous tiny bodies which move around the Sun. They are generally found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They are considered as part of the planets which exploded many years back.
These are tiny rocks that move around the Sun. Sometimes, they come in contact with the Earth’s atmosphere and due to the friction, they get heated up and burn with a flash of light. While Meteor, without being completely burnt, falls on Earth and makes hollow.
A galaxy is a cluster of billions of stars that look whitish. The Milky Way is such an example. Our solar system is part of the galaxy which is called the Akash Ganga. The whole universe is made of millions of such galaxies.
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