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Our own Sun (also called Sol) is the nearest star to planet Earth, the next nearest is Proxima Centauri.
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∙ 13y agoAs of 20-march-2011, Mercury is the closest planet to the earth. Venus it the planet that can get closest to the earth but depending on it's orbit, it is not always the closest, it might be on the other side of the sun. Venus, Mercury or Mars can each be the closest planet to Earth at times, depending on their positions relative to us.
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∙ 11y agoNo.
Pluto has a very assymetric orbit, but was until recently considered the planet farthest away from Earth. But Pluto is so small and generally strange that it has been stripped of its planet status.
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∙ 11y agoThe planet nearest to the Earth is Venus. That is, of course, when it's correctly
placed in its orbit relative to the Earth.
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∙ 12y agoVenus is the closest
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∙ 13y agoMars
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Spacethe nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury (planet) is the nearest planet to the Sun.Planet Mercury is in orbit nearest the Sun.
What is Mars closest planet and how far away is that planet?
mars is the second nearest planet from the earth and the fourth planet from the sun between the earth and mars is 59million kilometres
Is Mars the nearest star to earth?
No. Mars is a planet, not a star. The closest star to Earth is the sun.
Which planet is closer to Earth?
The planet that is closest to Earth depends on where the other planets are in relation to Earth. Venus can come the closest when it is on the same side of the Sun as the Earth, but Mars can be closest when Venus is on the far side of the Sun and Mars is on the same side of the sun as Earth.
Which planets is next to the sun?
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, followed by Venus and the Earth
What is the nearest planet from Mars?
Earth is the nearest planet from Mars.
Is earth is the nearest star to sun?
No. Earth is a planet. The planet Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun. The nearest star to the Sun is called Proxima Centauri.
Is earth the 3rd closest planet to the sun?
No, the Earth is not the nearest planet to the Sun. The nearest planet to the Sun is Mercury.
Is the earth the nearest planet to the?
The planet nearest to the Earth is Venus. That is, of course, when it's correctly placed in its orbit relative to the Earth.
What is the nearest extra solar planet to earth?
earth
Which planet is the nearest of the earth?
VENUS!
Who is the nearest planet of earth?
Venus
Is earth the 4th nearest planet from the sun?
The third planet.
Spacethe nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury (planet) is the nearest planet to the Sun.Planet Mercury is in orbit nearest the Sun.
How long to the nearest planet?
The nearest planet (Venus) is about 25,760,000 miles (about 41,456,700 kilometers) away from Earth.
What is the nearest dwarf planet to earth?
Pluto.
What is the third planet nearest to the sun?
Earth
