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Can bodies orbit stars much like electrons orbit an atom and do you know of planetary systems in The Universe that do this?
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An electron's "orbit" is very strange. An electron does not orbit an atom in the same way a planet can orbit a star. An electron's position cannot be absolutely measured. Rather, the best you can do is describe the probability that an electron will be in a certain place. This is an inescapable effect of quantum mechanics, the science of the very small. Very large objects, like people, stars and planets, are not subject to this uncertainty.
So if a planet were to orbit a star in the same way that an electron orbits a nucleus, then every time you looked at it it's position would radically change. But planets and stars do not behave this way: their position at any time is easily calculable and predictable.
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Ptolemy modified Aristotle's model of the universe to include?
Aristotle's model of the solar system was geocentric, meaning that everything in the solar system revolved around Earth. Ptolemy added in the way the planetary bodies moved, although they still moved geocentrically.
What force caused celestial bodies to orbit?
None, the universe came into existence in the Big Bang very slightly spinning and every part of the universe is spinning. When a cloud of matter collapses to form galaxies, stars, solar systems, planets, etc. the local rate of spin increases. This not only makes the bodies themselves spin but it makes planets orbit stars in solar systems, stars and solar systems orbit inside galaxies, galaxies orbiting clusters of galaxies, etc.
What planets or planetary bodies are on either side of Saturn?
Uranus is behind Saturn and Jupiter is in front.
Is it true that asteroids never actually collide with planetary bodies?
No, it is not true. They do hit planets sometimes.
What do astronomers discover?
New stars, different planetary designs, new celestial bodies, new moons, etc.
Is gravitational energy bad?
It is good. None of the bodies in the universe would have formed without gravitation and so there would probably be a universe full of atomic particles moving around. Galaxies, stars and planetary systems would never have evolved from the cosmic dust without gravity.
Is there really a planet in another galaxy that can sustain life if so how does sustain life?
We don't know. Some of the planetary bodies discovered outside of our own solar system hint that they might be able to support life, and the number of stars and probable planetary systems on a universe-wide basis make the existence of at least simple life elsewhere seem probable. But I end as I began. We don't know, at this point.
What planetary bodies create their own light?
Stars.
How many light years away is the furthest planet from earth?
If the estimated size of the universe is correct and that planetary bodies circle most stars then it is approximately 13.5 billion light years away.
Does the sun have axis?
Yes, all spherical planetary bodies have an axis
What are the heavily bodies on the universe?
The heavenly bodies on the universe are anything that is found in the skies and is placed there by nature. Some of the common heavenly bodies include comets and stars.
How was Galileo significant in the study of planetary bodies and their motion?
He made a powerful telescope
What is the definition to planetary system?
A system of celestial bodies grouped around a sun.
Why do Planetary Geologists assign Longitude and Latitude lines on other planetary bodies besides earth?
For the same reasons they do so on earth. To pinpoint locations.
What is the body of science that study about the stars and other heavenly bodies?
Astronomy or Planetary Science
What is imaginary lines called?
On the earth (and planetary/stellar bodies) they are called latitudes and longitudes.
Ptolemy modified Aristotle's model of the universe to include?
Aristotle's model of the solar system was geocentric, meaning that everything in the solar system revolved around Earth. Ptolemy added in the way the planetary bodies moved, although they still moved geocentrically.
