Unveiling Earth's Orbital Journey: A Fascinating Exploration of our Dynamic Solar System

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The planets in our solar system have been orbiting the sun for billions of years. While their orbits have remained largely stable, there was a period of instability during the early formation of the planets. Earth has completed roughly 4.5 billion trips around the sun since its creation. The number of orbits varies among the other planets due to their different orbital periods. For example, Mercury has completed around 18.7 billion orbits, while Neptune has completed only about 27.9 million orbits. In the future, the sun will expand and destroy Mercury, Venus, and Earth, potentially altering the orbits of the remaining planets.
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