To give an idea of how IMMENSE the number of miles from the Sun to Pluto is, think of it this way: if you were going to start from 0 and count once per second, it would take you nearly 120 years to get to 3.7 billion. Or, how about this: if you wanted to drive to Pluto at a typical highway speed of 60 miles per hour, pack a few extra snacks, because it's going to take you about 7 thousand years. Pretty amazing.
BUT... the question is really asking about the distance to the "edge" of the solar system. Sun to Pluto is not really the size of the solar sytem; the solar system extends far beyond the planets. There are comets that are known to reach almost 1,000 A.U.,s from the sun. That's approaching 25 times farther out than Pluto, somewhere near 90 billion miles. This area is considered to be one valid "edge" of the solar system, and is called the heliopause.
Another valid "edge" of the solar system is called the Oort Cloud, but it's more controversial and questionable. Still, I believe most professional astronomers accept its existence. The Oort Cloud extends to about 2 light years, nearly halfway to the next closest star. In miles, that's between 11 and 12 TRILLION. 12,000,000,000,000 is a number whose magnitude is almost literally incomprehensible. To count that high, one number per second, would take 380,000 years.
Rigel is not in the solar system.
the solar system was made by the Big Bang
The Big Bang occurred well before the solar system's formation. It did not occur in the solar system at all.
uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system.
they believe our solar system was formed by the big bang
No one. The question should be 'what made the solar system'. Answer: Big bang
a big star
Well there's no size, how big must be because planets in solar system are different sizes and size is not important. Don't ask questions like this if you don't know what the solar system is!
Not exactly, it is a theory about the origin of the Universe; which does include the Solar system...
No. None of the stars you see at night are in the solar system. They are lightyears beyond it.
the solar system is very big but if you look at a picture showing the whole entire universe our solar system isn't even a full stop on it. Our galaxy is around us our solar system is inside the galaxy the universe is every single galaxy together. It is to big to measure!!
the big bang
It is the smallest planet in the Solar system.
big bang theory
No. The universe came from the Big Bang. The solar system did not form until several billion years later from the collapse of a nebula.
Think about it, the solar system isn't that big. But I think there are microbes and bacteriums on one of the planets.
The Sun diameter is 1,390,000 kilometers and it is the largest object in the solar system. Amazingly its mass corresponds to 99.8% of the total mass in the solar system.
No. A meteorite is only as big as a boulder.
No, it is the smallest planet in the solar system.
it is made by the explosion of big bang
I think there are lots of shapes!
Our solar system is simply called "the Solar System".Our solar system is simply called "the Solar System".Our solar system is simply called "the Solar System".Our solar system is simply called "the Solar System".