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Is it true that exoplanets are Earth-like planets with other life forms?
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∙ 6y ago
Some may be, but most found so far are not Earth-like. Also, no life forms have been found yet. Currently we do not have the technology that would allow us to determine whether an exoplanet has life.
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Planets that circle stars other than earths sun are called?
exoplanets
What are the planets out of your solar system?
Planets that are not part of our solar system and in other solace systems are called exo-solar planets or exoplanets.
What is the difference between exoplanets and other planets?
Extra solar (or Exo) planets are planets that do not orbit the Sun. Planets in our solar system orbit the Sun.
Are there any other planets other than the eight major planets of our solar system?
Over 900 planets have been discovered orbiting other stars. These are called exoplanets.
What is a exoplants?
Exoplanets refers to planets to that have been found orbiting stars other than the sun.
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".
Could other stars have a solar system?
Absolutely. We are finding more and more planets [Exoplanets] around other stars everyday.
How any planets are there?
There 8 proper planets in our solar system, and several planetoids, including Pluto. Any other planet-like world around other stars are called exoplanets.
How does the Kepler mission plan to detect Earthlike planets around other stars?
by observing the slight dip in brightness of the central star as the planet transits
Are there planets further than our solar system?
Yes. They are called "exoplanets" and they orbit other stars. They have only been detected recently.
Will we ever find life on other planets?
Well, I'm not sure but I read in a book that in year 2015 a spacecraft named Darwin will be launched to look for Earthlike planets. Onboard telescopes will then analize the light from the planets that might have been produced by living things.
What are the distant planets?
They're all distant. The gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn) are more distant than the inner planets (Mars, Venus). Exoplanets (planets around other stars are even (far) more distant.
