What Is the Difference Between a Galaxy and a Solar System?

A galaxy is like a huge city of stars, and a solar system is just one house in that city. In the city, millions of stars are all dancing together, while inside your house (the solar system), there's just our Sun and the planets around it.

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A galaxy has millions of stars, like a big city.
The solar system is just one house in that city, with our Sun as the main star.
Planets are neighbors to the Sun, like people living next door.

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