Galaxy. Solar system contain planets and stars. While thousands of stars makes up a Galaxy
A Galaxy.
Our Milky Way Galaxy is ~100,000 light years across.
Our Solar system is a mere ~0.005 light years across.
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Yes, a solar system is much smaller than a galaxy. A solar system consists of a star, planets, and other celestial bodies like asteroids and comets, while a galaxy is a massive collection of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity. Our solar system is just one of billions within the Milky Way galaxy.
I am going to assume that the intended question in place of the gibberish above is which is biggest among a solar system, a universe and a galaxy.
The planet is in the solar system, the solar system is in the galaxy, the galaxy is in the universe, and the universe is everything everywhere (from the Latin word unus meaning one).
A galaxy is much larger. It contains many millions of stars, which are all the central parts of systems like our own solar system.
The smallest known solar system is Kepler-37, which consists of a star slightly smaller than our sun and three small planets. Within this solar system, the smallest known planet is Kepler-37b, which is slightly larger than Earth's moon. In terms of galaxies, dwarf galaxies are generally smaller in size and mass compared to larger galaxies like the Milky Way.
The Solar System is made up of the planets. It could not be smaller than the parts that make it up.
NO WAY! A solar system is a collection of planets!
Starting from least to greatest magnitude in size: Earth Sun Solar System Milky Way Galaxy Universe
The term "galaxy" typically refers to a large system of stars, gas, and dust, while a "solar system" refers specifically to our own system, with the Sun and its planets. There are no small galaxies within our solar system since galaxies are much larger in scale compared to solar systems.