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No. There are MILLIONS of things in orbit around the Sun. The planets are just the biggest few, the ones that are big enough to see from Earth.
In addition to the eight (or nine) planets, there are thousands of asteroids in the asteroid belt and uncounted more beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt.
Add in all the little stuff that's too small to see until it goes streaking through the atmosphere and lights up. Millions? Bah. BILLIONS, more likely.
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Which two planets overlap?
The two planets with overlapping orbits are Neptune and Pluto. These are the only two planets that have overlapping orbits.
Is it true that Kepler's laws holds only for the six planets known in his time?
No. It holds for other planets, and for any other situation where one objects orbits another - for example, moons orbiting planets, stars orbiting a black hole, etc.
Is the earth the only planet that orbits the sun?
All the planets in the solar system orbit the sun.
Does space have an atmosphere or is it only planets that have them?
Space does not have an atmosphere. It is generally considered a vacuum. Planets and some moons have atmospheres.
How many Earth orbits did John Glenn make?
John Glenn made only one space flight ,and it was of three orbits.
Which two planets overlap?
The two planets with overlapping orbits are Neptune and Pluto. These are the only two planets that have overlapping orbits.
Is it true that Kepler's laws holds only for the six planets known in his time?
No. It holds for other planets, and for any other situation where one objects orbits another - for example, moons orbiting planets, stars orbiting a black hole, etc.
Does the sun have mons?
Do you mean MOONS? No, only planets have moons. The objects orbiting a star are called planets if they are large enough, and asteroids if they are small. Comets also orbit stars, but in larger orbits that take them out of the solar system and back.
Why is Eris and Pluto not planets?
Because both of them not meet the terms to considered as a planet. The technical reason given is: They have not cleared the regions of their orbits of other objects. Unfortunately that's not a nice simple reason. Pluto was only redefined from planet to "dwarf planet" in the year 2006. The problem was that astronomers kept finding new objects in this part of space.
Can dwarf planets have moons why?
Yes. Of the five recognized dwarf planets only one, Ceres lacks a moon. Dwarf planets are massive objects, far more massive that ordinary asteroids and comets, so they have strong enough gravity to retain moons in stable orbits.
Why do you think planets do not have same orbits?
It's because each planets is a collection of all the debris that was going round in a similar orbit before the planets were formed. So the planets only survived to the present day by having different orbits.
Does mercury orbit around any other planets?
No, it only orbits around the sun.
Why is there only one planet that orbits the sun?
There are 8 planets orbiting the Sun in our solar system.
Is the earth the only planet that orbits the sun?
All the planets in the solar system orbit the sun.
Does space have an atmosphere or is it only planets that have them?
Space does not have an atmosphere. It is generally considered a vacuum. Planets and some moons have atmospheres.
Does Mars orbits the earth?
no, mars along with all of the other planets in the solar system orbits the sun, only a moon or a wondering asteroid can orbit a planet.
Why do the larger outer planets have more satellites than the smaller planets?
This is because the larger planets have more of a gravitational pull. The higher attraction you have to other objects the more likely you are to have them around you. Some believe earth only has a moon because it collided with us from space.
