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The Sun

The Sun is a star and gives out heat and light.

It is roughly spherical in shape and is much, much bigger than the Earth.

The planets

The Earth is just one of eight planets that travel around the Sun. The other planets are called Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

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