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Solar system
It consists of the sun and nine known planets, and other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
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Solstice
Either of two times of the year when the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon at the furthest points north or south, and that marks the beginning of summer and winter. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice is the longest day, and the winter solstice the shortest.