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All four of the inner planets are relatively small, rocky planets, like Earth. The gas giants needed to be farther away from the sun to form. Scientists have observed evidence of gas giants orbiting very close to their stars in other star systems, but they are not believed to have originated there.

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What is the name of the celestial body with a nucleus composed of dust and rocky fragments and ice and which forms a luminous diffuse tail when near the sun?

That celestial body is called a comet. Comets are made up of a nucleus of dust, rocky fragments, and ice that vaporizes and forms a glowing tail when heated by the sun.


What is the difference between an eclipse and a transit?

An eclipse occurs when one celestial body passes through the shadow of another, like a solar eclipse when the Moon blocks the Sun. A transit is when a smaller celestial body passes in front of a larger body, like the transit of Mercury or Venus across the face of the Sun.


What is the difference between stars and planets and and moon?

A star is a luminous celestial body, made up of plasma having a spherical shape.A planet is either a rocky or gaseous spherical body orbiting the Sun, or a star.A moon is a natural satellite of a planet.


What is Aphrodite's connection to astronomy?

Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, is associated with the planet Venus in astronomy. Venus is often referred to as the "morning star" or "evening star" due to its bright appearance in the sky. In Roman mythology, Venus is the equivalent of Aphrodite, further solidifying the connection between the goddess and the celestial body. This association reflects the cultural significance of Venus/Aphrodite in both mythology and early astronomical observations.


What type of celestial body is the moon?

Earth is a planet, like Venus or Mars. Earth is special to us, because we live here, and without considerable technology, we can't live anywhere else (that we know of - yet).

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What is the name of the celestial body with a nucleus composed of dust and rocky fragments and ice and which forms a luminous diffuse tail when near the sun?

That celestial body is called a comet. Comets are made up of a nucleus of dust, rocky fragments, and ice that vaporizes and forms a glowing tail when heated by the sun.


Do you capitalize Venus and big dipper in a sentence?

Yes, you should capitalize "Venus" as it is the name of a specific celestial body. However, "big dipper" should not be capitalized unless it is at the beginning of a sentence.


What is the earth's nearest celestial neighbor?

The moonMoon is the closet celestial body.


Is there any energy in other planets?

Yes-Venus has the most temperature-wise, but every planet/celestial body that orbits the sun has energy.


What do you see when you look at the moon?

When you look at the moon, you see a rocky celestial body that reflects sunlight, appearing as a bright, round object in the night sky.


What is the difference between an eclipse and a transit?

An eclipse occurs when one celestial body passes through the shadow of another, like a solar eclipse when the Moon blocks the Sun. A transit is when a smaller celestial body passes in front of a larger body, like the transit of Mercury or Venus across the face of the Sun.


Does sun revolve around any celestial body?

No sun doesn't revolve to any celestial body, but the celestial body revolve around the sun.


What makes craters on mars?

On every rocky celestial body, a crater is used to define the damage left behind by a meteorite's impact with the ground of the celestial body. Thus, all the craters on Mars are from meteorites that have impacted with Mars's surface. Now you might wonder, "What is a meteorite?" A meteorite is any object in space (asteroid, comet, or meteorite) that has crashed into a celestial body that has a solid surface (i.e., moon, planet, etc...).


What is earth's meaning?

The meaning of earth is the rocky body, rather than a gas giant Jupiter. It is the third planet from the sun and it is the planet where we live.


What is a small celestial body that orbits another celestial body other than the sun?

satellite


What is the nearest celestial neighbor?

The moonMoon is the closet celestial body.


How can one derive the escape velocity of an object from a celestial body?

To derive the escape velocity of an object from a celestial body, you can use the formula: escape velocity (2 gravitational constant mass of celestial body / distance from the center of the celestial body). This formula takes into account the gravitational pull of the celestial body and the distance of the object from its center. By calculating this value, you can determine the minimum velocity needed for an object to escape the gravitational pull of the celestial body.