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Astronomers
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What do you call the study of planets and stars?
Anything outside the Earth is astronomy.
What did the greek call planets?
the Greeks called the planets wanderers
What is the person who foretells things by the stars?
Using the stars (and planets) to predict future events on Earth is called Astrology. There aren't many who would still call it a "science," though.
What is it call when people study earths rocks?
rockmantoligost
What do we call an object which orbits a star?
An object that orbits a star is called a "planet." Planets can vary in size, composition, and atmosphere, and they are typically categorized as rocky or gas giant planets. Other celestial objects that may orbit stars include dwarf planets, moons, and asteroids.
What do you call the study of planets and stars?
Anything outside the Earth is astronomy.
Why do you call the planets stars?
You don't.
What do you call the planets and stars?
exoplanets
What do you call a huge mass of stars and planets?
A huge mass of stars and planets is called a galaxy.
What do you call a person that studies planets and stars?
An astronomer.
Are all wandering stars planets?
Technically yes. A long time ago, when people didn't know about planets, they called the ones that moved differently than the rest, wandering stars. That's where the word planet came from. So, in that sense, even though planets are not stars, it is accurate to call them that due to their history.
What do we call a item to study stars?
telescope
What do planets revolve around?
Planets orbit stars. Our planet (earth) orbits a star we call the sun.
What do you call it if all of the planets and stars line up?
This will never happen.
What do you call a person who study the stars?
An astronomer
What do you call the study of planets through contrast and comparison?
Comparative Planetology
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".
