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Scientists used to wonder; are planets rare, or are they common? Arguments went both ways.
But over the past 10 years or so, we have discovered over 300 planets orbiting other stars. With the rapid improvement in space-based telescopes and better image processing software, it begins to look like planets, and planetary systems, may be the norm; that single stars without planets may be the unusual case.
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What is the purpose of the planets orbiting around the sun?
the purpose is the gravitational pull wich keeps the planets and stars from drifting apart
If the stars are like the sun then why don't the others planets stay warm?
The other planets in our are warmed by the sun, some more than others depending on their distance to the sun. The other stars are too far away to warm the planets.
Can planets and stars orbit around the sun?
Planets orbit the sun. Stars do not.
Where are the planets found?
Orbiting stars. We know of eight planets orbiting our Sun, and we know of over 300 planets orbiting other stars.
In what type of system do the Earth Sun planets and stars revolve?
The Sun, Earth and other planets, along with many other items are part of a Solar System.
What are star planets called?
That doesn't make sense. There are stars, and there are planets. If you mean "planets around stars, other than the Sun", those are usually called "extrasolar planets" or "exoplanets".
Is our sun the only star that has planets orbiting around it?
No. Other stars have been found to have planets orbiting them.
Do planets obit the sun?
Eight planets orbit our sun. More than a thousand planets far beyond our solar system are known to orbit other stars.
Planets that circle stars other than earths sun are called?
exoplanets
Do the planets can be seen by reflected light by the sun and other stars?
The planets reflect sunlight, but the stars are too far away to have any significant effect.
Sun and stars are called what in the solar system?
Stars (apart from our Sun) are not a part of our Solar System.Stars (apart from our Sun) are not a part of our Solar System.Stars (apart from our Sun) are not a part of our Solar System.Stars (apart from our Sun) are not a part of our Solar System.
Why do the sun and planet appear to be moving through fixed stars?
The Sun and orbiting planets are MUCH closer to the Earth than other stars.
