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The Solar System
Ever wondered if there is life on Mars? Or if Jupiter has five moons? Look no further; here is the category concerning all questions about our solar system and the known planets!
4,302 Questions
What are the names of the four outer planets in the outer solar system?
The dividing line is the Asteroid Belt, so the "inner planets" are the ones closer to the Sun than the Belt; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
The "outer" planets, then are the ones further away; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
sun and the moon man and woman i think for me its powerful and it's something I put on my lowerback that a boyfriend did and means me and him always going to be their for each other no matter what very hot bright pretty always their in our universe
Did the solar system come from the big bang?
Hello, i am minakshi and the answer of your questions is that according the big bang theory the sun was formed 55000 years ago .after when the universe was created and then the critical temperature has came in which nuclear fusion can start so after the critical temperature has came and the process of nuclear fusions started and the hydrogen was getting converted into helium the sun was formed.
What is the order from smallest to largest between galaxies planets solar system and the sun?
Starting from least to greatest magnitude in size: Earth Sun Solar System Milky Way Galaxy Universe
Why would astronomers be unlikely to use light years to measure distances outside the solar system?
Because light-minutes and light-hours are useful for the scale of the solar system, while a light-year is too big. Even Neptune, the remotest planet, is 0.000456 of a light year away from the Sun (Historikeren 14-07-2015).
We live on the planet called Earth which is recognized to be the third planet of our solar system, orbiting our sun called Sol. The solar system is along the outskirts of and revolves, with countless other celestial objects, around the center of a galaxy we call the Milky Way which is one countless other galaxies in the universe, or our universe (if you accept that there is more than one universe).
Is there any moons or planets in the solar system that are suitable for life?
Well, Earth (of course), Mars.. still trying to figure that out, & of course our moon can't, (or any other moons but one is slightly possible but only for a few days) our galaxy of course the Milky Way... & idk wat else!! :P
Which planet is a planet of rocks and ice?
The planet is Pluto, but Pluto is not a planet anymore so no planet has rock and ice in the middle.
The sun provides heat and light essential for plant growth, photosynthesis, and life on Earth. It also helps regulate our sleep-wake cycle and is a source of vitamin D production in our bodies. Additionally, solar energy can be harnessed for electricity and other forms of renewable energy.
How many Earth days does it take Saturn to orbit the sun?
It takes 10,759 Earth days (or about 29½ years), to orbit once around the Sun.
What is a unit used to measure the large distances between objects in our solar system?
The Astronomical unit is used to measure the large distances in our solar system. It is roughly the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
How different planet in the solar system relate with one another?
Planets generally orbit around stars. (Some interesting speculations suggest that there may be "free planets" that are not near any star.) Billions of these solar systems orbiting their common center of gravity form a galaxy.
There is absolutely nothing to indicate that Mars is ever going to "blow up".
Is Jupiter the lightest planet per weight in the Solar System?
Its not considered a planet anymore, so the answer is no. When it was considered the ninth planet, before august 2006, it was the planet with the lease mass. Now it is considered one of the 5 recognised dwarf planets.
What is the venus magnetosphere?
Magnetosphere
The area around the Earth that extends beyond the atmosphere is called the Magnetosphere. The Magnetosphere begins at approximately 1000 km and extends thousands of kilometers into space. the sun and the Earth's magnetic field create this layer. Ions are trapped in the Van Allen radiation belts. when the particles in the belts collide with particles in the upper atmosphere, visible light known as aurora appear. The visible light we see near the North Pole is called the aurora borealis, also known as northern lights.
A comet-shaped cavity or bubble around the Earth, carved in the solar wind. This cavity is formed because the Earth's magnetic field represents an obstacle to the solar wind, which is a supersonic flow of plasma blowing away from the Sun. As a result, the solar wind flows around the Earth, confining the Earth and its magnetic field into a long cylindrical cavity with a blunt nose. Since the solar wind is a supersonic flow, it also forms a bow shock a few earth radii away from the front of the cavity. The boundary of the cavity is called the magneto pause. The region between the bow shock and the magnetise is called the magneto sheath. The Earth is located about 10 earth radii from the bluntness front of the magnetise. The long cylindrical section of the cavity is called the magneto tail, which is on the order of a few thousand earth radii in length, extending approximately radially away from the Sun. See also Solar wind; Sun.
The magnetosphere has been extensively explored by a number of satellites carrying sophisticated instruments. The satellite observations have indicated that the cavity is not an empty one, but is filled with plasmas of different characteristics. The Earth's dipole magnetic field is considerably deformed by these plasmas and the electric currents generated by them. See also Van Allen radiation.
All other magnetic planets, such as Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn, have magneto spheres which are similar in many respects to the magnetosphere of the Earth.
the region surrounding a planet, such as the earth, in which the behaviour of charged particles is controlled by the planet's magnetic field
How many planets are in our solar system have rings?
Four the planets in the solar system have rings. They are the four giant gas planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Saturn, which has by far the largest ring system, was know to have rings for a long time. It was not until the 1970's that rings were discovered around the other gas planets. The rings around Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune are much smaller, darker and fainter than the rings of Saturn.
What are the 4 Galilean moons from largest to smallest?
Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are the four satellites that orbit Jupiter.
Is Pluto still in the solar system?
Yes, it still exists. The only thing that happened to it was it got renamed. It used to be called a planet, now it's a dwarf planet. Nothing about Pluto itself changed, just our word for it.
yes
What do you call people that study outer space and the solar system?
Mainly astronomers. But cosmologists and astrophysicists will also be interested in outer space.
Is a description of the orbits paths of most planets in your solar system?
According to Keplers first law of 1618 which has not been repealed yet, the planets each move in an elliptical orbit with the Sun occupying one focus. The shape of an ellipse is described by the eccentricity. For low eccentricity such as the planets' orbits have, the orbit is very close to being a circle but the most significant difference is that the Sun is off-centre.
Is venus the third largest planet in our solar system?
No, Venus is not the second biggest planet. Here is a list of the planets biggest to smallest.
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
What is the difference between a geocentric snd heliocentric model of the solar system?
Heliocentric was thought to believe that the sun was at the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around the Sun. Geocentric was thought to believe that the earth was the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around the earth. We now know that our solar system is centered around the sun and is heliocentric.
