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Has NASA confirmed that a planetary body on a elliptical orbit on the edge of your solar system?
MathewBradshaw
Seeing as how this was written before December 21, 2012, and is probably a reference to the so-called 'Nibiru Cataclysm' involving a massive rogue planet, I can tell you in 2015 that this is not the case. While there are dwarf planets (such as Sedna) orbiting the sun on extremely eccentric paths, there is no gas giant threatening to obliterate Earth. However, as of January 2015, scientists at the Computense University of Madrid claim to have found evidence for two Earth-sized or bigger planets lurking deep in the outer solar system, but the claim at the time of this writing is so new that there is little input from other scientists or corroborative testing by other reputable establishments to give credence to this report.
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Does mars orbit the sun in a circle shape?
No. A circle is an unstable shape for an object orbiting another. An orbit is between slightly and very elliptical (egg-shaped). If an object is placed in a circular orbit, the orbit will quickly deteriorate to an elliptical orbit. Added: Mar's elliptical eccentricity is rather above average for a planetary orbit. Not quite as large as Mercury, but large enough.
How does gravity determine the shape of an orbit?
Under the Sun's gravity a planet follows an elliptical orbit that conforms to Kepler's laws of planetary motion. This was discovered at the end of the 1600s by Isaac Newton.
What is the orital shape of the planets in our solar system?
All of the planets in our solar system have an elliptical orbit around the sun.
Which two planets has the most elliptical orbit?
The planet with the most elliptical orbit is Mercury. Second is Mars.
How is the orbit of the earth around the sun shaped?
All planets in our solar system, including the the Earth have an elliptical orbit around our Sun. In Earth's case, the orbit is nearly circular.
Does Jupiter orbit in a circle?
No, all the planetary orbits are elliptical.
What path does the orbit take?
Most planetary orbits are elliptical.
The shape of the planetary orbit around the sun is?
Elliptical with the Sun at one focus.
What is the planetary orbit around the sun?
The planetary orbit around the sun is the path which planets follow.This path is elliptical in shape and the Sun lies at one of the focal points of the ellipse.
Does mars orbit the sun in a circle shape?
No. A circle is an unstable shape for an object orbiting another. An orbit is between slightly and very elliptical (egg-shaped). If an object is placed in a circular orbit, the orbit will quickly deteriorate to an elliptical orbit. Added: Mar's elliptical eccentricity is rather above average for a planetary orbit. Not quite as large as Mercury, but large enough.
Is the orbit of Mercury highly elliptical or little elliptical?
The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets
Is Pluto the only body in the solar system with an elliptical orbit?
No, everything in orbit around the sun has an elliptical orbit, some are just closer to being in a circular orbit than others.
Who is the astronomer that discovered planets revolve in an elliptical orbit?
It was Johannes Kepler 1571-1630 who produced the Laws of Planetary Motion in 1618.
What is earths orbit around the sun called?
A revolution: The Earth revolves in an elliptical (oval) orbit around the Sun. This orbit is planetary; the Sun is a star, and a large object that orbits a star is known as a planet.
What did Kepler's observation support?
Kepler's observations supported the fact that the plants orbit in an ellipse. He wrote the Laws of Planetary Motion stating all planets orbit the sun and all planets orbits are elliptical.
How does Earth move around in the solar system?
It has an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
What does Kepler first law state?
Kepler's 1st law of planetary motion state that Each planet moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus.
