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Saturn is not giving out more energy than the sun but it is giving out more energy than it is receiving from the sun. The same situation occurs with other planets including Jupiter. There are many ways a celestial body can generate heat. The interior of the Earth contains come primordial heat (original from formation) but most of the internal heat of the Earth today comes from the decay of radioisotopes like Uranium and Thorium. The Earth though, receives more heat from the sun than the internal energy it creates. It loses this at night tough otherwise we would all be cooked. Saturn also generates heat by radioactive decay of larger elements but is so far from the sun it receives very little heat and the internally generated heat is greater.

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Which planet is after Jupiter?

Saturn is the next furthest planet from the Sun, which is the answer you are looking for. However, the planets aren't always in a direct line, as sometimes portrayed. So at any given time Uranus or Neptune could be next if you kept travelling straight past Jupiter and most often there is nothing in a straight line after it as the other planets are at a different point around the Sun, even though they are still further from the Sun than Jupiter is.


What is the closest planet to Jupiter?

Mars is potentially the closest planet at a minimum distance of 3.68 AU. That varies. Mars would typically be the closest planet, but earth would be closest when earth and Jupiter are on the same side of the sun and Mars is on the opposite side. At 10 AU, Saturn would almost always be further from Jupiter than Mercury or Venus. When Mars and Jupiter are on opposite sides of the sun, the distance between them is eight AU, whereas the distance between Jupiter and Saturn when they are lined up on the same side of the sun is 5 AU. That means when even earth (1 AU) is on the opposite side from Jupiter and Saturn (Jupiter and Saturn are in daylight), Saturn would be slightly closer. Most of the time, however, Mars would be the closest planet to Jupiter.


What is the order of the solar system?

The order of the solar system is Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus and Neptune (maybe even Pluto)


Is earth the 4th largest planet?

It all depends. If compare it to the size of us then it is huge but in space it would be considered tiny. Jupiter is 500 times its size. The Sun is 500 times Jupiter's size and a red Giant is the size of 500 Suns. So it would not huge or even medium in space and not even the sun would be considered large!


Where is the planet Saturn located in the solar system?

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun in our solar system. It is located after Jupiter and before Uranus. Saturn is known for its distinctive rings, which are made up of ice, rock, and dust particles.

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What is Jupiter's brightest object in the sky?

Even on Jupiter, or in the vicinity of Jupiter, the sun is still the brightest object in the sky. The brightest planet would be Saturn.


What two planets have rings?

Saturn is most famous for having rings. You can even see them with a simple telescope. Other planets have rings. Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter do, though their rings are much hard to see that those of Saturn.


Does Jupiter have any rings like Saturn?

While Saturn has spectacular rings that are easily visible with a home telescope, Jupiter's rings are far less obvious from Earth. Jupiter does have rings, even though they are harder to see. Jupiter has one primary ring and two fainter rings, while Saturn has a large number (the exact count seems to vary in different publications).


What are all the gas giants in the solar system?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus's, and Neptune.


Which planet is after Jupiter?

Saturn is the next furthest planet from the Sun, which is the answer you are looking for. However, the planets aren't always in a direct line, as sometimes portrayed. So at any given time Uranus or Neptune could be next if you kept travelling straight past Jupiter and most often there is nothing in a straight line after it as the other planets are at a different point around the Sun, even though they are still further from the Sun than Jupiter is.


What revolve around the planet and there are about 63 of them in the solar system?

Whatever they are, they are not moons because Jupiter alone has more than that and Saturn has even more.


What does a flyby do?

Why could voyager to fly past Saturn Uranus and Neptune even know it left earth with only enough energy to reach Jupiter


What is the closest planet to Saturn and how far away is that planet compared to Saturn?

Probably Jupiter. Saturn's orbit is 900 million miles from the sun, compared to Earth at 93 million miles, Jupiter at 500 million miles, and Uranus (the 'next planet out') at over 1400 million miles. The distance from Earth to Saturn varies from around 800 to 980 million miles, so even "we" could be closer to Saturn than Uranus is. However, if Jupiter is on the opposite side of the Sun in it's orbit, any planet except Neptune or Pluto could be the 'closest' to Saturn, at that time, though still very far away.


What is the closest planet to Jupiter?

Mars is potentially the closest planet at a minimum distance of 3.68 AU. That varies. Mars would typically be the closest planet, but earth would be closest when earth and Jupiter are on the same side of the sun and Mars is on the opposite side. At 10 AU, Saturn would almost always be further from Jupiter than Mercury or Venus. When Mars and Jupiter are on opposite sides of the sun, the distance between them is eight AU, whereas the distance between Jupiter and Saturn when they are lined up on the same side of the sun is 5 AU. That means when even earth (1 AU) is on the opposite side from Jupiter and Saturn (Jupiter and Saturn are in daylight), Saturn would be slightly closer. Most of the time, however, Mars would be the closest planet to Jupiter.


Do gas giants have a core?

I guess you mean a solid core. Probably Jupiter and Saturn do. Uranus and Neptune perhaps do. Even planet scientists are not sure yet.


What is the inside of mercury made of?

Its layers start from the Crust, the Mantle, the inner, then the HUGE CORE! Cores are made with melted rock or even metel. Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have cores. But Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have a smaller core than Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.


What is the order of the solar system?

The order of the solar system is Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus and Neptune (maybe even Pluto)