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All the planets never lined up, but it was reported once that Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were lined up together.

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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.


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.


What is the name of the the sun and planets together?

The sun and all the celestial bodies that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, make up our solar system.


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

When planets are in alignment it is only from our point of view, in reality they are millions of kilometers apart. It is like when you block the sun with your hand, it may seem like they are close but that is truly not the case.

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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.


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.


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 sun swallow all eight planets?

No, the sun cannot swallow all eight planets. The sun is much larger than the planets in our solar system, but it will not engulf them. However, the sun will eventually expand into a red giant and could engulf the innermost planets.


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.


The sun and all of the bodies that circle around it including planets and moons make up the?

The sun and all of the bodies that circle around it including planets and moons make up the solar system.


What is it called when the Sun Earth and Mars line up?

When the Sun, Earth, and Mars are in a straight line, it is known as a "conjunction." This alignment occurs periodically due to the orbits of the planets around the Sun.


Where does earth fit in lining up all planets from the sun?

Earth is the third planet from the Sun.


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

This will never happen.


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.