What is our solar system? Well, it's a simple question and, in a sense, it has a simple answer. Now, a solar system is the collection of objects that orbits around the sun, that orbit around our star.

Watch this video to find out more about the Earth, planets in our Solar System and other planets far off in outer space. From up here on the International Space Station I get a great view of Earth.

The Sun is extremely active right now, blasting the Earth with the biggest solar storms in 20 years. This is what it is doing to the rest of the Solar System. If you happened to look skywards on a few ...

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