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How many moons does the Sun have?

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Hint: The Sun is a star by definition so the number of moons will be counted for the Sun accordingly for a star, as it is done for other stars.

Complete answer:
The Sun, by its definition, is not a planet but a star. Since a star does not have any moons, it is a fact that the Sun has zero moons. Also, the stars have multiple planets revolving around them and in the same way, the Sun also has eight planets revolving around it. These planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Of these planets. The first four are called Terrestrial planets as they are made up of rocks and the last four are known as gas giants as they are made up of gases only. In fact, Jupiter is a large ball of gases.
The planets of Mercury and Venus do not have any moons of themselves but all others have moons, which are natural satellites of the respective planets. Jupiter has the largest number of satellites or moons and is known as the Mini solar System. It is followed by Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Mars has two moons while Earth has only one.

Note: The Sun is the closest star to the Earth but after the Sun, it is Proxima Centauri which is the closest star to the Earth. The Sun, as well as the Solar system is located on the outer part of the Milky Way Galaxy, which is also the home galaxy for the Sun. Besides, the nearest galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy.
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