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What is the difference between Planets and Satellites?
Srictly, a planet orbits a star, while a satellite orbits a non-stellar body. Planet is natural whereas satellite is either natural or artificial. Artificial satellites may have different speed, whereas planets have the same speed always.
Does an artificial satellite rotate in its own axis or does it just revolve around the planet?
An artificial satellite can rotate on its own axis in a motion known as spin stabilization. This rotation helps to control its orientation in space. In addition to rotating on its own axis, the satellite also orbits, or revolves, around the planet it is orbiting.
Which planet is known as the striped planet?
Generally I'd say Jupiter, but Uranus and Venus also have the same gaseous stripes as Jupiter. Take a look at some satellite pictures of the planets and decide for yourself
Why did Pluto blow up?
It didn't. It's still there, orbiting just past Neptune. It did get its category changed from "planet" to "dwarf planet" but that's just our words, nothing happened to Pluto itself.
Is it correct to say in the planet or on the planet?
It is correct to say "on the planet." This is because we live on the surface of the planet, not inside of it.
When you say a satellite is orbiting a planet you mean?
It means that it moves around the planet, along a path (orbit) that has the shape of an ellipse.
Why does Neptune has eleven satellites even when no one is there?
A natural body that rotates around a planet is a satellite, as in a moon. Man made satellites (artificial satellites) are made mostly of metal and rotate around earth looking at weather patterns or orbiting other planets for information. When they say Neptune has eleven satellites, they mean moons orbiting the planet, not man made ones. There doesn't have to be anyone there for there to be satellites of both kinds there.
Which planet has the smallest satellite?
Depends on what you mean by satellite. One could say Earth does as our smallest man-made satellites are far smaller than any large boulders orbiting distant planets. In another school of thought we could say that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune each likely share a good candidate in their ring systems. It's difficult to say which of those has the smallest natural discovered satellite recognized as a moon by the IAU as many have not been photographed closely in a way to be measured.
I asked which planets have satellites. Your response was two Mercury and Venus donot have moons Is a satellite and moon the same thing?
Yes, in astronomy, a moon and a satellite refer to the same thing - a natural celestial body that orbits a planet. So when we say that Mercury and Venus do not have moons, it means they do not have natural satellites orbiting around them.
What is the difference between Planets and Satellites?
Srictly, a planet orbits a star, while a satellite orbits a non-stellar body. Planet is natural whereas satellite is either natural or artificial. Artificial satellites may have different speed, whereas planets have the same speed always.
The outer most planet is?
Most say Neptune. Pluto isn't a planet, but counting dwarf planets, Eres. A little dwarf planet far beyond the reach of the sun, but still orbiting the sun.
Does an artificial satellite rotate in its own axis or does it just revolve around the planet?
An artificial satellite can rotate on its own axis in a motion known as spin stabilization. This rotation helps to control its orientation in space. In addition to rotating on its own axis, the satellite also orbits, or revolves, around the planet it is orbiting.
Is there force in space?
No; gravity will continue acting on your body. If there was no force acting on your body while in space (let's say an orbiting satellite), the satellite would fly out of Earth's orbit and just wander off forever, but that doesn't happen - so gravity has to be acting on the satellite and your body as well!
Is the star next to the moon a satellite a planet or a star?
The star next to the moon is a star. Stars are self-luminous celestial bodies that emit light and energy due to nuclear fusion reactions occurring in their cores. Satellites are natural or artificial bodies orbiting a planet, while planets are celestial bodies that orbit a star and do not emit light of their own.
What do you call the point in a satellite's orbit farthest from its planet?
In general the farthest point in a satellite's orbit from its focus is its apoapsis. If the focus is the Sun or Earth however then you would say the satellite's farthest point is its aphelion and apogee, respectively.
What is the most famouse earth-orbiting satellite?
I would have to say the Moon, but there are many famous satellites that orbit Earth (Hubble, the International Space Station, Chandra X-ray Observatory, etc.)
Which planet has smallest satellite?
That's hard to say because new satellites are still being discovered and naturally they are usually the smallest ones.
