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posaply they did 100 years ago but no one relly knows.

This is a totally ignorant answer (plus you should learn to spell).

The planets orbit the sun in an approximate plane. From inward outward they are therefore always in line (except Pluto whose orbit meanders and whose identity as a planet is disputed). At certain times we can see several planets close together in our view, but they are really far apart. This past summer was such a time, when Mercury (barely), Venus, Mars and Saturn were very close together in the western sky. Right now Jupiter is about as close as it ever gets to Earth and is very bright all night long. Uranus, which is very faint, is right beside it with Neptune not far away.

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When will all the planets line up in a line?

The chances of the planets ever lining up are so statistically improbable that it is safe to say it will never happen. The actual chances of the planets ever lining up has been calculated to be about once every 8.6 x 1046 years. (That's once every 86 billion, trillion, trillion, trillion years.) Since the Sun will be gone in about 10 billion years, it is impossible for this to happen.


How often do all the planets line up?

All of the planets in our solar system rarely align perfectly due to their different orbital paths and speeds. When a multi-planet alignment does occur, it is not generally a true line-up in space but rather an alignment as seen from Earth. Such alignments can happen every few decades, but a perfect alignment where all planets are in a straight line is extremely rare and has not occurred for hundreds of years.


When do all the planets line up with the sun?

All the planets in our solar system do not line up with the sun at the same time. This rare event, known as planetary alignment, has not occurred for over 6,000 years and is unlikely to occur again anytime soon due to the unique orbits and positions of the planets.


Did the planets align on Wednesday march 10th?

No, the planets did not align on Wednesday, March 10th. Planetary alignments occur when the planets in our solar system appear in the same part of the sky from our perspective on Earth, but true alignments are quite rare.


Why on some occasions you can see the planets line up in the sky?

All of the planets orbit the sun at different rates, closer planets orbit quickly, while further planets orbit more slowly. They are all more or less on the same plane, so their paths in the sky will be similar to each other as the earth rotates. They sometimes appear to line up in the sky every now and then as they orbit at their different rates.

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Do planets ever move out of line?

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Do the planets ever line up while orbiting the sun?

Sometimes two planet line up, it only looks nice and doesn't have any effect whatsoever.


What day do the planets line up in a line?

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DO we all die when the planets line?

no stupid. now why would we die when the planets line up?


Will the planets line up in 2008?

I think that the planets will not line up in 2008 because they are all out of orbit. i believe that there will not be solar eclipse in 2008


Can the planets line up in 2010?

maybe.


When will all the planets line up in a line?

The chances of the planets ever lining up are so statistically improbable that it is safe to say it will never happen. The actual chances of the planets ever lining up has been calculated to be about once every 8.6 x 1046 years. (That's once every 86 billion, trillion, trillion, trillion years.) Since the Sun will be gone in about 10 billion years, it is impossible for this to happen.


Will the planets ever turn into sand and start new planets?

No, but they will break up into small parts to make other planets


Do the planets line up all on one side of the sun?

No. The planets all orbit the sun at different rates. In rare instance they roughly line up, but not on any particular side of the sun.


How often does the sun the moon and all of the planets line up?

Never.


What do you call it if all of the planets and stars line up?

This will never happen.


How do the eight planets get in a single line?

They don't. This is statistically impossible. All eight planets will never line up during the lifetime of the sun, which is about 10 billion years.