Solar System

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The Solar System is a collection of celestial objects gravitationally bound together, consisting of eight planets, five officially recognized dwarf planets, and various smaller bodies such as moons, asteroids, and comets. As the setting for our current understanding of life, the Solar System serves as a reference point for the search for life beyond its boundaries. Its study also informs the search for potentially habitable exoplanets like the one mentioned in the recent headline.