Our Solar System 〈RECENT • 2025〉

The Sun is the undisputed center of our system, accounting for . It is a G2 main-sequence star that fuels the entire system through nuclear fusion in its core, converting hydrogen into helium at temperatures reaching 27 million degrees Fahrenheit.

Our solar system is a vast and dynamic cosmic neighborhood, held together by the gravity of a single middle-aged star we call the . Formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from the collapse of a massive molecular cloud of gas and dust, it has evolved into a complex arrangement of eight major planets, hundreds of moons, and millions of smaller bodies like asteroids and comets. The Central Powerhouse: The Sun our solar system