What is the solar system

The Solar System is formed by the Sun, eight planets, some other celestial bodies, asteroids and meteorites
The Sun: The sun is at the centre of the solar system. It is huge in size. It is made of hot gases.
Planets: There are eight planets in the solar system and they are; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus And Neptune.
The Earth: The earth is the third planet from the sun. It is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. The earth is spherical in shape and is flattened at top and bottom.
The Moon: The moon is our nearest neighbor in the solar system. It is the only satellite of the earth. Moon is 384,400 km from the earth.
Asteroids: There are numerous tiny bodies which move around the sun. These are present between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. These are called asteroids.
Galaxy: A system of billions of stars is called galaxy.
Universe: Universe is composed of billions of galaxies. All of us live in the universe.