Can another planet support life as we know it?
A new study suggests that a rocky alien planet named Gliese 581 d is capable of supporting life as we know it. Initially thought to be too far from the dim red dwarf star (Gliese 581) to be habitable, the planets large size (seven times bigger than earth) suggest it may have a thicker atmosphere causing a greenhouse effect that may be able to sustain water. Gliese 581d is about 20 light years away from Earth. Send another Q 4 ChaCha!
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What are characteristics of the outer planet?
Some characteristics of the outer planets are: made up mainly...
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Which planet has the highest gravitational pull?
Jupiter is the heaviest planet in the solar system, thereby h...
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Which planet is orbited by the moon the most?
The moon orbits around the Earth once per month. ChaCha again!
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Which planet has the most complex ring system?
We now know that Saturn has moons in addition to its complex ...
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What direction does the planet spin?
The earth rotates counter-clockwise, as viewed from the north...
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What are characteristics of the outer planet?
Some characteristics of the outer planets are: made up mainly...
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Can you describe one feature of each inner planet?
The four innermost planets in the Solar System Mercury, Venus...
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What does the planet Jupiter name mean?
The largest and largest of the planets was named Zeus by the ...
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What size is the planet Mercury?
Mecury: Diameter 4878 km Avg Distance from Sun 57.8 million k...
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Does the planet Mercury have mercury on it?
Mercury is the second smallest planet in the solar system, an...
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Is the planet Mars really the color red?
Mars is red because it's covered in something called iron oxi...
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Mercury is the closest planet and is very close to the Sun.
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What planet has a fifty hour day?
No planet has a 50 hour day. But Mercury has a day that lasts...
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Which was the first planet to be explored and why?
The first successful interplanetary flyby was the 1962 Marine...
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What does the planet Saturn represent?
Saturn is often represented as Father Time. Other legendary o...
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What is the planet's in order?
The eight planets that orbit the sun are (in order from the s...
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What is the biggest planet? What is the biggest planet?
The biggest planet in the Solar System is Jupiter. It's 2.5 t...
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What is the biggest flying animal on the planet?
Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the wo...
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Jupiter is the planet that has the most known moons in our so...
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Venus is the hottest planet even though it is the second clos...
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What is the planet's in order?
The eight planets that orbit the sun are (in order from the s...
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What is the biggest planet? What is the biggest planet?
The biggest planet in the Solar System is Jupiter. It's 2.5 t...
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What is the biggest flying animal on the planet?
Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the wo...
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Which planet has a cratered surface similar to earth's moon?
Mercury, Venus, and Mars have a hard rocky surface like Earth...
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Is pluto a planet? If not why?
Dwarf planet: Pluto and any other round object that "has not ...
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What is the biggest flying animal on the planet?
Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the wo...
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Which planet has days and nights about like earths?
Claus here! The planet Mars has day and night just as we do. ...
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Yes Planet X is real! Planet X was spotted by astronomers in ...
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What is another word for planet?
Other words for planet are celestial body, asteroid, heavenly...
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Which planet has only one satellite?
Earth is the planet that only has one moon; its name is Luna....
About Planet
A planet is a celestial body, apparently bigger than poor little Pluto, orbiting a star. They typically have semi-solid metalic core, and the rest of the planet can be either gaseous like Jupiter and Saturn, or more dense and solid like Earth and Mars.
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