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There are comparative photos of the planets of the solar system at the link below.

Voyager 1 took a series of photographs from "outside" the solar system, but at that distance all the planets were tiny indistinct dots of light.

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What planets are in the solar system names and picture for kids?

Names I can give, pictures are harder to post on this site, but you can easily find them by way of google. The solar system is currently thought to have eight planets which are, in order of increasing distance from the sun,MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune. Pluto used to be included as a ninth planet but it is now classified as a dwarf planet instead. There are also several other dwarf planets, all of which are farther from the sun than Neptune.


Why are we exploring the solar system?

To find whats in it. We are exploring the solar system to gain knowledge about it's contents. Many scientists are intrigued by the solar system and it's many planets and stars, therefore want to learn more about them.


Where can I find Printable worksheets on the solar system?

There are many websites that offer worksheets to help you learn about the solar system. For example, homeschooling.com provides solar system word searches to help you learn the names of the planets.


Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescopos?

extra solar planets are not bright compared to the stars they orbit


The extrasolar planets discovered so far most resemble?

The extrasolar planets discovered so far most resemble those in our own solar system, including rocky planets, ice giants, and gas giants. However, there is a wide variety of exoplanets with unique characteristics that differ from those we find in our solar system.

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What are the uses of educational satellites?

Mostly to study other planets and to find out about our solar system. They are used to take pictures of planets as well.


What planets are in the solar system names and picture for kids?

Names I can give, pictures are harder to post on this site, but you can easily find them by way of google. The solar system is currently thought to have eight planets which are, in order of increasing distance from the sun,MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune. Pluto used to be included as a ninth planet but it is now classified as a dwarf planet instead. There are also several other dwarf planets, all of which are farther from the sun than Neptune.


What objects can you find in the solar system?

star,moon,planets,asses


Are there planets outside your Solar system?

Yes, there are over 200 more planets outside the solar system, these planets are called extrasolar planets. There are also more then 170 solar systems inside of the Milky Way, on average astronomers find around 25 new planets a year.


Where can a person find a list of the order of the planets in our Solar System?

If you visit the NASA website or even search for the "Milky Way", you can get a list of planets in our solar system. There are only 9 planets, 8 if you don't count dwarf planet Pluto.


How can satellites and space probes help us get a better understanding of the planets in your solar system?

By sending a probe to other planets we get amazing pictures how what they look like close up. Other sensors on the probe can find out about the magnetic field and the surface temperature, and chemicals in the atmosphere, and find out details of the moons and rings of the outer planets.


Difference between a solar system and a gaiaxy?

In a solar system you find a few planets orbiting a star. In a galaxy you find billions of stars orbiting a galactic nucleus (probably a super massive black hole).


What can you find in solar system?

Planets like earth and mars. Asteroids, dust, debris from spacecraft, moons, and the sun.


Where Astronomers expect to find planetary system?

Anywhere there are stars. Hundreds of planets have already been discovered outside our own Solar System.


What comes out of planets?

Planets are not active emitters of energy, that would be Stars. Planets only reflect the energy (light) from nearby stars that they orbit. That is what makes it so difficult to find planets outside of our Solar System.


How much planets are there in your solar system?

9....what I find interesting is your question....are you from a different solar system? If so, we have just made history. 8 besides Pluto which is technicaly not a planet it is a dwarf planet


what do you know about that solar system?

Have you considered Googling the Sun and each of the planets, to find out what we know? Now there's a thought. I placed a link in my Bio you can check out