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How many planets have been discovered orbiting other stars besides the sun?
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45.
It's a lot more than that now. It's into the hundreds.
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Is our sun the only star that has planets orbiting around it?
No. Other stars have been found to have planets orbiting them.
Do any of the stars you can see have planets around them?
Yes. To date scientists have discovered well over a thousand planets orbiting other stars. It is believe that a large portion of the stars in the night sky have planets.
Are there any objects which now are considered a planet?
Yes. There are eight planets in our solar system and over a thousand others that have been discovered orbiting other stars.
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.
What other planets did differentiation occur?
Differentiation occurred in other inner planets, besides Earth.
Are there any other planets other than the eight major planets of our solar system?
Over 900 planets have been discovered orbiting other stars. These are called exoplanets.
Where are the planets found?
Orbiting stars. We know of eight planets orbiting our Sun, and we know of over 300 planets orbiting other stars.
Are there any planets out of our solar system that orbit around stars?
Yes. As of August 2015 scientists have discovered nearly 2,000 planets orbiting other stars.
Did Galileo find any other planets?
No. He discovered great moons, which, had they not been orbiting planets might have been considered planets themselves, but the first new planet since antiquity was Uranus, discovered by Sir William Herschel.
How many more planets did they discover?
Within our solar system, there are 8 planets, and 4 dwarf planets. There are also over 500 dwarf planets from 2 galaxies that have been discovered orbiting other stars.
Is our sun the only star that has planets orbiting around it?
No. Other stars have been found to have planets orbiting them.
Is there new planet discovered in 2010?
Currently scientists are finding many new planets every year orbiting other stars.
Do any of the stars you can see have planets around them?
Yes. To date scientists have discovered well over a thousand planets orbiting other stars. It is believe that a large portion of the stars in the night sky have planets.
Where are ExtraSolar planets found?
Extrasolar planets are planets found orbiting stars other then our own.
What other planets have there own planets?
Planets do not have planets of their own. If a large rock is orbiting a planet, it is called a moon.
Are there any objects which now are considered a planet?
Yes. There are eight planets in our solar system and over a thousand others that have been discovered orbiting other stars.
How many planets and what are they called?
There are 8 planets in the solar system: Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune However, there have been over 1000 planets discovered in the last 20 years orbiting other stars.
