Refers to questions concerning the solar system containing Earth. For other solar systems, use the 'planetary-system' tag.
Questions tagged [solar-system]
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What does "side view" of solar system look like?
I'm trying to grasp what a 2D "side-view" of the solar system looks like. There are many examples of a "top-down" view of the solar system. But the side-view confuses me somewhat.
The plane of reference is the ecliptic as far as I can understand and…
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What words are used to mean in relation to or origin of a planet?
Pretty simple question I think, but I am having trouble confirming a legitimate answer.
If things related to Mars are Martian, things related to Jupiter are Jovian, and things related to the Moon are Lunar, what do we call things related to the…
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Is it true that we see the center of the milky way only half of the year?
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I copied the question to the Astronomy site (https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/36947/is-it-true-that-we-see-the-center-of-the-milky-way-for-only-half-of-the-year), as suggested in one of the comments. Thanks!.
I'm not an astronomer,…
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Could, in another star system, gas giants be closer to the star then earth-like planets?
Looking at Sol, we can see that earth-like planets are close to the sun, while Gas Giants are at medium distance with Ice Giants being far out.
Im wondering if this make-up is actually the norm or if it possible (and not highly unlikely) that…
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Are there any other options for human settlements in the solar system other than Mars?
A lot has been said about human settlements on Mars. However, are there any other options? I'm wondering what other planets/moons/asteroids would be good for settling — where else could humans set up settlements after Mars?
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