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The planets that are closest to the sun get more heat than the ones more farther away. The four inner planets are dense and rocky. The four other planets have small solid cores surrounded by vast atmospheres.

The four inner planets have one significant satellite among them (the moon), while each of the outer planets has many satellites.

The four inner planets are small, while the outer planets are massive.

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Are stars or planets closest to the earth?

The sun (also known as Sol), which is also a star, is the closest to Earth. Other than the sun, the closest star is called Proxima Centauri, and it is about four and a half light years away, or about 32 trillion miles away. That's the closest.


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.


Are stars much farther from earth than the planets?

Yes, stars are extremely far away compared to the planets. The next closest star to our sun is 285,000 AU away. Neptune, the furthest planet from the sun, is 15 AU away. So the closest star to our sun is nearly 20,000 times as far as the most distant planet in our solar system. The rest of the stars in our galaxy range from 6 light years to about 80,000 light years in distance from us.


Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?

The moon is much closer to us than any planet or star. Venus comes the closest to us out of all the planets, and event at its closest is still more than 100 times farther away the the moon is. The nearest star other than the sun is several million times farther away than the moon is.


Which planets are close to Jupiter?

Saturn and Mars are very close, Mars is the closest as it is 551 million km away!

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Can you differentiate the outer planets from the inner planets?

The inner planets, which are closest to the Sun, are:MercuryVenusEarthMarsThe outer planets, which are farther away from the sun are:JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune


Is Uranus the closest to the sun?

Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.


Why does the sun look different from other planets?

because it is farther or closer away.


Which is farther between the sun and the stars?

Stars are much farther away from the sun compared to the planets in our solar system. The closest star to the sun, Alpha Centauri, is about 4.37 light-years away, whereas the farthest planets in our solar system are within a few light-hours of the sun.


Are stars or planets closest to the earth?

The sun (also known as Sol), which is also a star, is the closest to Earth. Other than the sun, the closest star is called Proxima Centauri, and it is about four and a half light years away, or about 32 trillion miles away. That's the closest.


Why do different planets have different length orbits?

Different planets have different length orbits because they are at varying distances from the sun. The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer it takes to complete an orbit. This is due to the gravitational pull of the sun, which affects the speed at which planets travel around it.


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.


Why do the outer planets take longer to orbit?

they are farther away


Are stars much farther from earth than the planets?

Yes, stars are extremely far away compared to the planets. The next closest star to our sun is 285,000 AU away. Neptune, the furthest planet from the sun, is 15 AU away. So the closest star to our sun is nearly 20,000 times as far as the most distant planet in our solar system. The rest of the stars in our galaxy range from 6 light years to about 80,000 light years in distance from us.


How do the planets farther from the Sun differ from the planets that are closer to the Sun?

The farther away from the sun, the farther apart the orbits of the planets become (the planets farther away from the sun are more spaced out). The average distance between Mercury and Venus, the two closest planets to the sun, is about 0.779 au. The average distance from Mars to Jupiter, the two planets in the middle, is about 5.32 as. The average distance from Uranus to Neptune, the two planets farthest from the sun, is about 33.2 au.


Outer planets have smaller orbital periods than inner planets?

They are farther away and have larger orbital periods.


How many times farther is Neptune compared to Earth?

its 4 planets away