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It isn't. Our solar system is simply called the solar system. The Milky Way is the name of our galaxy, which contains the solar system and several hundred billion other stars. The name refers to one the the spiral arms which is sometimes visible in the night sky. Greek legend told that this band of light was formed when milk was spilled across the sky.

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