... the solar system, including Earth, wasformed by 4,500 million years ago.- The solar system is probably only about one-thirdas old as the universe itself.THE SOLAR SYSTEM HISTORY OF THE SOLAR ... planets in the vastness of the solar system, it isvery difficult. Solar system science attempts to understand incredible distances, sizes, andforces. Even then, the solar system is just one microscopic ... flares 13a, 54a-d Solar and Heliospheric Observatory 45a-b solar plane 7a-b solar prominences 13a solar system 6-7, 6a, 8a, 54b-d, 59b solar wind 11d, 13b-c, 13d, 54a-dSomnium(Kepler) 9a-cSouth...