Final answer:
The statement is false; the solar system includes the Sun, eight planets, five dwarf planets, almost 200 known moons, and numerous asteroids, comets, and dust.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that the sun's family consists of eight planets, three dwarf planets, sixty moons, and thousands of asteroids is false. According to current astronomical findings, our solar system includes the Sun, eight planets, five dwarf planets (including Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake), and nearly 200 known moons. Additionally, there are many smaller objects such as countless asteroids found mostly between Mars and Jupiter, comets composed mostly of frozen gases, and smaller grains of cosmic dust. Every one of the four giant planets has its own group of moons orbiting them, along with fascinating rings. Mercury and Venus are the only planets without any moons. The variety and scale of the celestial bodies in the solar family are vast, far more complex than what was initially mentioned in the student's question.