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Why were planets called 'planets'?
The term "planet" is derived from the Greek word "planetes," which means "wanderer." In ancient times, planets were described as moving stars compared to the fixed stars in the sky. This is why they were called planets.
A person who studies the stars and plants is called?
A person who studies the planets and stars is an astrologist.
What is the Name of star around which the earth orbits?
Those are called "planets". The ancient Greeks distinguished "fixed stars" - which is what we nowadays simply call "stars"; and the moving stars, which in Greek is called "planets".A planet certainly looks like a star (a very bright star, in some cases), but nowadays they are not usually called "stars".
Do planets and moons have stars?
On the contrary! A star has planets, which circulate it. And planets have moons. Stars do not circle planets.
Do the stars orbit the planets or do planets orbit stars?
Moons orbit planets. Planets orbit stars. Some stars orbit other stars, or orbit their mutual center of gravity. Stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Galaxies may orbit the center of the "galactic group".
Why do people point their fingers when they do the disco?
When they point their fingers up, they are pointing to the stars, and when they point their fingers down, they are pointing to "6 feet under".
What do you call a huge mass of stars and planets?
A huge mass of stars and planets is called a galaxy.
What are star planets called?
That doesn't make sense. There are stars, and there are planets. If you mean "planets around stars, other than the Sun", those are usually called "extrasolar planets" or "exoplanets".
Why were planets called 'planets'?
The term "planet" is derived from the Greek word "planetes," which means "wanderer." In ancient times, planets were described as moving stars compared to the fixed stars in the sky. This is why they were called planets.
What is the star pattern point pointing to the north star?
Two stars in the big dipper, part of the constellation called Ursa Major or the Great Bear.
What is the science of stars and planets called?
Astronomy.
What is a person called that explores stars and planets?
An astronomer.
What are planets around stars are called?
The collection of planets and their star (primary) are called a solar system. The planets themselves are called "exoplanets." Once we can tell they fit our definition of planet (having cleared their orbits, etc.) we would probably just refer to them as planets.
A person who studies the stars and plants is called?
A person who studies the planets and stars is an astrologist.
Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
What is the Name of star around which the earth orbits?
Those are called "planets". The ancient Greeks distinguished "fixed stars" - which is what we nowadays simply call "stars"; and the moving stars, which in Greek is called "planets".A planet certainly looks like a star (a very bright star, in some cases), but nowadays they are not usually called "stars".
What are people that study the planets and the stars called?
Astronomers or Meteorologists
