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What are the large objects in space that orbit a star such as the sun?
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The answer is planets.
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What gives off light and produces it in space?
Stars are the only objects in space that give off their own light.Other objects are visible only if a star shines on them.
Group of objects in space that move around a central star?
Solar system
Why dont planets spin off into deep space?
The gravity of the Sun (or star) keeps them in orbit.
How can you tell something is a planet and not a moon?
A planet is in direct orbit around a central star, while a moon is in orbit around a large body (a planet) rather than in a direct orbit around a star. The moon orbits the planet, while the planet orbits the sun.
How is a star and moon alike?
They are not. Both have gravity which influences other objects in space. That's pretty much it.
Objects that revolves around another object in space?
Many different objects in space revolve around many other things. Usually, it is acceptable to use the term 'satellite' when describing a moon's orbit around a planet, or even a planet's orbit around a star.
Is it possible for planets to orbit anything but a sun?
No, because part of the definition of "planet" is that it orbits a sun or star. However, an object the size of a planet can orbit just about anything: a neutron, a black hole, a star cluster, a larger planet, a galaxy, a galaxy cluster... several objects of planetary mass have been found that move freely through space, i.e., that don't orbit a star. Such objects would simply not be called a "planet" because they doesn't orbit a star. In most such cases, they would also be too cold to sustain life as we know it.No, because part of the definition of "planet" is that it orbits a sun or star. However, an object the size of a planet can orbit just about anything: a neutron, a black hole, a star cluster, a larger planet, a galaxy, a galaxy cluster... several objects of planetary mass have been found that move freely through space, i.e., that don't orbit a star. Such objects would simply not be called a "planet" because they doesn't orbit a star. In most such cases, they would also be too cold to sustain life as we know it.No, because part of the definition of "planet" is that it orbits a sun or star. However, an object the size of a planet can orbit just about anything: a neutron, a black hole, a star cluster, a larger planet, a galaxy, a galaxy cluster... several objects of planetary mass have been found that move freely through space, i.e., that don't orbit a star. Such objects would simply not be called a "planet" because they doesn't orbit a star. In most such cases, they would also be too cold to sustain life as we know it.No, because part of the definition of "planet" is that it orbits a sun or star. However, an object the size of a planet can orbit just about anything: a neutron, a black hole, a star cluster, a larger planet, a galaxy, a galaxy cluster... several objects of planetary mass have been found that move freely through space, i.e., that don't orbit a star. Such objects would simply not be called a "planet" because they doesn't orbit a star. In most such cases, they would also be too cold to sustain life as we know it.
A star and all the objects that orbit it are?
A solar system.
What is made of a central star around which various other non-star objects orbit?
A solar system.
What path of the orbit called?
An orbit is the path of a planet, star, or satellite through space around another object. The path the orbit is simply the orbit.
What desribes planet?
A large amount of material that has enough gravity to pull its self into a sphere. It also needs to to have cleared all other objects from its orbit. (this excludes things like moons that orbit said planet) Finally, it needs to follow a roughly circular orbit around a star.
Is it true that a star with its orbiting planets is the solar system?
Yes, the solar system consists of a large central star (called the sun for our solar system), with planets that ore in orbit around it. There are other bodies in orbit around the sun also, such as minor planets, asteroids, comets, and other small objects.
Is an asteroid considered a star?
No. A star is the same as our sun. An asteroid is a large peice of rock flying through space; it can be a small body, or a large body as big as several kilometers across. Asteroids are frequently found to be in orbit around a larger body such as a moon or planet.
A system in which plants moons asteroids and comets orbit a star?
Natural objects that orbit a star form that star's solar system. The name comes from the name of our star, which is Sol. Earth is part of the Solar System. Another star's system might be referred to by the name of that star, as in the Polaris System.
What gives off light and produces it in space?
Stars are the only objects in space that give off their own light.Other objects are visible only if a star shines on them.
Group of objects in space that move around a central star?
Solar system
What objects make their own light in space?
if you count it with heat it would be a star
