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Yes. To date scientists have discovered well over a thousand planets orbiting other stars. It is believe that a large portion of the stars in the night sky have planets.
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Are stars distant planets?
Stars are not planets. They are like our sun and may or may not have planets orbiting around them. Stars are hot and the heat makes them look like bright lights in the sky on a clear night. Planets do not create very much, if any, visible light and are much harder to see because they only reflect the light from stars.
Is Mars in the milky way?
Yes.Here is a list.ALL of the objects on this list are in the Milky Way:-- all the planets, comets, and shooting stars that you can see, plus the Moon-- all the planets, comets, asteroids and moons that can be seen with telescopes-- the sun-- all the other individual stars that you can see-- the next nearest several billion stars that are too dim to see with your eyes-- all the planets that we'll be able to detect in orbits around other stars for a very long time
What else can you see in the sky besides stars and the moon?
Planets but the look like stars
What planet do most known extrasolar planets least resemble?
We tend to see the large planets farthest away from their stars. So it is unlikely we will find any small planets close to their star similar to Mercury.
Do the planets revolve around the direct center of the sun?
The center of the orbit is between them in proportion to their masses. But the mass of the sun is so much larger compared to the mass of the planets that to a casual observer they do revolve around the center of the sun. Because planets don't orbit the exact center of stars, astronomers can see stars that "wobble" and can tell they have planets orbiting them. They will also get an idea of the period of those planets' revolutions around the star.
Why do you see stars twinkling but planets do not?
the stars emitt its own light. But the planets do not have any own light. It absorbs the light from the stars like a sun. It just reflects the light. And also the stars are far away from the earth than the planets. So we can found the twinkling of stars but not the planets.
Are all-stars planets?
The best possible answer is we don't know.Just a decade or so ago, astrophysicists believed that no other stars have planets. The first exoplanet discovered was Gamma Cephei b, in 1988. While its existence was questioned for more than a decade, it was finally proven in 2003.There are currently 840 Planets around 655 Stars, 128 of these are in systems with multiple planets; there are 2,712 Kepler candidates, and 2,756,217 Transit Survey Light Curves that could prove to be exoplanets as well.
Why can you see planets and stars on a night?
The reason you can see planets and stars at night is that their light is faint and the brightness of the sun obscures them during the day. At night, when the sun is not visible, the fainter light from the planets and stars can more readily be seen.
Is there any stars you can see next to uranus?
There are stars all around us, so of course you'll see stars next to any planet you choose.
Are stars distant planets?
Stars are not planets. They are like our sun and may or may not have planets orbiting around them. Stars are hot and the heat makes them look like bright lights in the sky on a clear night. Planets do not create very much, if any, visible light and are much harder to see because they only reflect the light from stars.
What can astronauts see in space?
Astronauts can see planets, stars, and species.
What electromagnetic spectrum can be used to see hidden planets?
The entire visible spectrum plus the infrared and ultraviolet. They are trying to obscure the stars light and see the faint reflections of any planets nearby.
Is Mars in the milky way?
Yes.Here is a list.ALL of the objects on this list are in the Milky Way:-- all the planets, comets, and shooting stars that you can see, plus the Moon-- all the planets, comets, asteroids and moons that can be seen with telescopes-- the sun-- all the other individual stars that you can see-- the next nearest several billion stars that are too dim to see with your eyes-- all the planets that we'll be able to detect in orbits around other stars for a very long time
Can you see stars during the day with a super powered telescope?
I don't believe so, but you can occasionally see the moon and other planets, called "morning stars". You can see the stars from outer space at any time, it's the atmosphere that gets in the way.
What else can you see in the sky besides stars and the moon?
Planets but the look like stars
What planet is a star?
None of the planets are stars, only the stars. See related questions.
What are the planets in the galaxy M51?
We can't even see individual STARS in other galaxies, much less PLANETS. We have no idea how many stars are there.
