[male verse] The Solar System is a celestial ensemble anchored by the Sun, around which various bodies revolve. [female verse] About 4.6 billion years ago, a dense segment within a molecular cloud underwent gravitational collapse, leading to the birth of the Sun and the surrounding protoplanetary disk. At the heart of our Solar System lies the Sun, a typical main sequence star, which sustains a stable state through the nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium in its core. [female verse] This process liberates energy that radiates from the Sun’s surface, or photosphere. The most massive residents of the Solar System are the eight primary planets. Starting closest to the Sun, [female verse] the lineup includes four rocky planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—followed by two gas giants—Jupiter and Saturn—and concluding with two ice giants—Uranus and Neptune. The rocky planets boast solid exteriors, while the gas and ice giants lack distinct surfaces, being largely gaseous and liquid in composition. [female verse] The Sun alone accounts for over 99.86% of the Solar System’s total mass, with Jupiter and Saturn comprising nearly 90% of the residual mass. Astronomical consensus holds that there are at least eight dwarf planets within our Solar System: [female verse] Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, and Sedna. Additionally, a multitude of smaller entities such as asteroids, comets, centaurs, meteoroids, and cosmic dust clouds populate the Solar System. Notably, some of these objects reside within the asteroid belt, situated between Mars and Jupiter, and the Kuiper belt, which lies just beyond Neptune’s orbit. Six of the planets, along with six dwarf planets and various other celestial bodies, possess natural satellites, commonly referred to as moons. The heliosphere is shaped by the continuous stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun, known as the solar wind. This solar wind is eventually stopped at a distance of approximately 75–90 astronomical units from the Sun, defining the heliopause, the Solar System’s boundary with interstellar space. The furthest reaches of the Solar System are thought to be occupied by the Oort cloud, believed to be the origin of long-period comets, stretching from 2,000 to 200,000 astronomical units (0.032–3.2 light-years) in radius. The nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, is situated 4.25 light-years (269,000 AU) away, with both stars residing within the Milky Way galaxy. [bridge] [powerful male verse] Notably, some of these objects reside within the asteroid belt, situated between Mars and Jupiter, and the Kuiper belt, which lies just beyond Neptune’s orbit. [energetic female voice] Six of the planets, along with six dwarf planets and various other celestial bodies, possess natural satellites, commonly referred to as moons. [jazz-swing] [male verse] The heliosphere is shaped by the continuous stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun, known as the solar wind. [lullaby] [female voice] This solar wind is eventually stopped at a distance of approximately 75 to 90 astronomical units from the Sun, defining the heliopause, the Solar System’s boundary with interstellar space. [lofi] [male verse] The furthest reaches of the Solar System are thought to be occupied by the Oort cloud, believed to be the origin of long-period comets, stretching from 2,000 to 200,000 astronomical units (0.032–3.2 light-years) in radius. [outro] [female voice] The nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, is situated 4.25 light-years (269,000 AU) away, with both stars residing within the Milky Way galaxy.