Advanced Solar System The Sun is the energy source of the entire Solar System. Every second, our star releases millions of tons of energy particles, in the form of light, heat, solar wind or powerful radiation. This is how a Solar System composed of the most varied landscapes is maintained: the infernal Mercury and Venus, the stormy gas giants, the frozen rings of Saturn, the distant comets, even our colorful and full of blue planet life.

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