Mercury
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the nearest to the Sun.
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The Solar System is a vast region centered around the Sun, encompassing eight planets, numerous smaller celestial bodies like asteroids and comets, and a vast number of moons. It formed around 4.6 billion years ago from a nebula of gas and dust.
Our Sun is a 4.5 billion-year-old yellow dwarf star – a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium – at the center of our solar system. It's about 93 million miles from Earth and is our solar system’s only star.
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the nearest to the Sun.
Venus is known as Earth's "twin" due to its similar size and mass, but it is the hottest planet.