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  2. Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Animations of the Solar System's inner planets orbiting. Each frame represents 2 days of motion. Animations of the Solar System's outer planets orbiting. This animation is 100 times faster than the inner planet animation. The planets and other large objects in orbit around the Sun lie near the plane of Earth's orbit, known as the ecliptic ...

  3. List of planet types - Wikipedia

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    A planet that orbits a pulsar or a rapidly rotating neutron star. PSR B1257+12 A, B and C: Rogue planet: Also known as an interstellar planet. A planet that is not bound to any star, stellar remnant or brown dwarf. OGLE-2016-BLG-1928: Superior planets: Planets whose orbits lie outside the orbit of Earth. [nb 1] Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

  4. Jupiter - Wikipedia

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    In both the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, Jupiter was named after the chief god of the divine pantheon: Zeus to the Greeks and Jupiter to the Romans. [19] The International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Jupiter for the planet in 1976 and has since named its newly discovered satellites for the god's lovers, favourites, and descendants. [20]

  5. Lists of planets - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of planets.A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a young protostar orbited by a protoplanetary disk.

  6. Lists of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    Comet Lovejoy and Jupiter, a giant gas planet; The Sun; Sirius A with Sirius B, a white dwarf; the Crab Nebula, a remnant supernova; A black hole (artist concept); Vela Pulsar, a rotating neutron star; M80, a globular cluster, and the Pleiades, an open star cluster; The Whirlpool galaxy and Abell 2744, a galaxy cluster; Superclusters, galactic ...

  7. Test your knowledge with these 100 fascinating facts - AOL

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    These interesting facts will help you learn more about our planet, movies, languages, ... Your brain alone burns around 400 to 500 calories each day.

  8. Everything You Need To Know About The Planets In ... - AOL

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    Each one of them serves a different function and motivates you in a unique direction, because each planet has their role to play. Here’s what each of the planets in astrology represent:

  9. Planet - Wikipedia

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    Although each planet has unique physical characteristics, a number of broad commonalities do exist among them. Some of these characteristics, such as rings or natural satellites, have only as yet been observed in planets in the Solar System, whereas others are commonly observed in exoplanets.