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According to the scientific consensus, the '''Solar System''' consists of the [[Sun]] and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it. Some scientists claim that all of this was formed from the collapse of a giant "molecular cloud" approximately 4.6 billion years ago.

According to the scientific consensus, the '''Solar System''' consists of the [[Sun]] and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it. Some scientists claim that the Solar System was formed from the collapse of a giant "molecular cloud" approximately 4.6 billion years ago. [[Creation scientists]] reject this and argue it was created by [[God]] around 4,000 BC.

 

[[Creation scientists]] reject this and have shown it was made by [[God]] less than 10,000 years ago.  

==Planets==

==Planets==

According to the 2006 definition, a [[planet]] is an object that orbits the sun, is massive enough that its own gravity pulls it into a nearly round shape, and is dominant enough to clear away objects in its vicinity.<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html</ref>  According to that definition, there are eight planets in the solar system. They are, in order of increasing distance from the sun:

According to the 2006 definition, a [[planet]] is an object that orbits the sun, is massive enough that its own gravity pulls it into a nearly round shape, and is dominant enough to clear away objects in its vicinity.<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html</ref>  According to that definition, there are eight planets in the solar system. They are, in order of increasing distance from the sun:

*[[Mercury]]

*[[Mercury]]

*[[Venus]]

*[[Venus]]

==Dwarf planets==

==Dwarf planets==

A [[dwarf planet]] is an object that orbits the sun and has a round shape, and was defined in 2006. The crucial difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is that a dwarf planet is not large enough to clear the neighborhood of its orbit. Currently recognized dwarf planets are:<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/dwarf-planet</ref>

A [[dwarf planet]] is an object that orbits the sun and has a round shape and was defined in 2006. The crucial difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is that a dwarf planet is not large enough to clear the neighborhood of its orbit. Currently recognized dwarf planets are:<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/dwarf-planet</ref>

*[[Pluto]]^{[[#Note|[1]]]}

*[[Pluto]]^{[[#Note|[1]]]}

*[[Eris]]

*[[Eris]]

*The [[asteroid belt]], which is between the orbits of [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]

*The [[asteroid belt]], which is between the orbits of [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]

*The [[Kuiper belt]], which shares its orbit with [[Pluto]]

*The [[Kuiper Belt|Kuiper belt]], which shares its orbit with [[Pluto]]

*The [[Oort Cloud]], which is far beyond the Kuiper belt

*The [[Oort cloud]], which is far beyond the Kuiper belt

==Comets==

==Comets==

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.solarviews.com/eng/terms.htm Glossary]

*[http://www.solarviews.com/eng/terms.htm Glossary]

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Milky Way Galaxy]]

*[[Milky Way Galaxy]]

*[[Counterexamples to an Old Earth]]

*[[Counterexamples to an Old Earth]]