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The planets in our solar system are sometimes considered the Sun's Family due to the fact that they all orbit the sun (the star at the center of our solar system). When thinking about this also consider planets that do not orbit a star (rogue planets), so is the sun's family just relating to our solar system?
Another way to look at the term is the fact that all planets are 'children' of stars. During the life of a star, the heat and pressure turns light elements into heavy ones until Iron is formed. Once this happens, the death of the star in imminent and the star explodes, shooting its guts (all the elements created) into space which through the process of millions of years forms planets... and us! So everything can be considered the children of stars ;)
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What is the sun and family of oribiting planets called?
The sun and its family of orbiting planets is known as the solar system. The sun is a yellow dwarf star located at the center of the solar system, with eight known planets orbiting around it: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
What are they called the four planets closer to the sun?
"The Inner Planets" is the common term for the four planets closest to our sun.
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE SUN ITS NINE OTHER PLANETS AND OTHER OBJECTS ORBIT THE SUN?
It is called the solar system. Except that the sun has only 8 planets.
The 4 planets closest to the sun are called?
The inner planets
What are the planets called that are closest to the sun?
The planets closest to the sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
The largest objects that orbit the sun are called?
The largest objects that orbit the sun are planets.
What do you call the sun and all the planets?
If you are talking about the planets that orbit our sun, that is called the solar system.
The planets aroud the sun move in a path called an?
The planets around the sun move in a path called an orbit. This orbit is the result of the gravitational pull between the planets and the sun, causing them to travel in a curved path around the sun.
What is it called when the planets are closest to the sun?
Perihelion
Why are asteroids called mirror planets?
They are sometimes called minor planets (not mirror planets).They aren't planets really, but they are a bit like little planets orbiting the Sun.
Why are some planets called inner planets?
because they are smaller and closer to the sun
Closets planet to the sun?
The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. The order of planets is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Planets after Mars are much farther away from the sun then the Mars and the closer planets. The first four planets are called the inner planets. The last four are called the outer planets.
