umm do you think far far far away there is more planets and all of them have air??? cuz it has been brothing me for a while!!??? ♥
2007-03-14 05:38:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
There's probably billions of 'em. Read how many galaxies there are, let alone stars and planets!
2007-03-14 05:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure, there are TRILLIONS of solar systems out there, we can only see a few of them from earth as the stars in the sky, but special telescopes can see a lot more of them. (Web search the Hubble, it has a lot of pretty pictures and stuff.)
Each one of those suns that we see as stars have planets around them, and each time a planet forms around a sun (planets are made by cosmic dust, like a snowball rolling down a hill) the new planet has gasses and solids and liquids made up of what was in the dust that formed it.
When a planet is made of the right stuff, all it takes is a lightning strike to make self-replicating proteins, which are the basis for life. Scientists have done this in the lab.
So not only is there a lot of planets with air, some of them have the exact same environment as earth, as far as gravity, temperature, air pressure, weather and breathable air, and just maybe life as well.
Look up the Hubble Telescope, it's cool.
2007-03-14 12:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by twilightinsanity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, the universe is so big that anything that is not completely impossible will eventually happen.
Is it impossible to have planets elsewhere? no
Therefore, it is very possible that there are plenty of planets out there. In fact, observations of some stars' behaviour can only be explained (so far) by imagining that there are planets circling them.
Do they all have air? We don't know. We definitely cannot see that far to know if they do (if there are any planets).
However, we can look in our solar system. Already, we have one planet with no atmosphere (Mercury). All the others have atmosphere, but not the kind we could breathe (could we call this "air", I would not).
Therefore, it appears that most planets that we know about do not have "air" as we know it. We also know that at least one planet (Earth) definitely has air.
We can conclude:
1) There probably are more planets far, far away.
2) if there are lots of planets out there, then --probably -- some of them will have air, but not all of them.
2007-03-14 12:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that in another galaxy, or a far away part of the universe, there are other planets with oxygen on them. Earth's position in the solar system, vegetation, and water make it possible for life to develop here. With as much as there is out there, do you really think we're all alone?
2007-03-14 14:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by kellykellykelly16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of planets are being discovered.
But, the ones that are easiest to find are ones like Jupiter - ones we couldn't live on.
Do I think some of the planets we discover will have air similar to Earth? Sure, I think there will be some - the question is how long will it take to find them and how far away are they.
2007-03-14 12:47:05 · answer #5 · answered by tigglys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does it bother you? There are over a hundred known planets outside of our solar system. Although we cannot determine if they have an oxygen rich atmosphere or not more than likely there are some, somewhere that have conditions not too unlike our own. But since it will be centuries before we are able to travel to them, don't worry about it. Or if you are really interested invest your self into your studies so that you too can help unlock the secrets of the universe.
2007-03-14 12:48:57 · answer #6 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering the vastness of the universe anything is possible. The odds are in favor of life sustaining planets because of the shear number of stars, Planets and moons.
2007-03-14 12:42:04 · answer #7 · answered by Michael S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are definitely more planets. Astronomers can see them. There are definitely some planets that don't have air, due to the lack of gravitational pull necessary to hold gases around the planet.
2007-03-14 12:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure why not....i mean there might be billions of other planets around but they dont necessarily have to have air in it...maybe the "people" living in it (just maybe) need something else other than air...so its possible...i like the way you are thinking...just imagine...=)
2007-03-14 13:22:31 · answer #9 · answered by Ana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is only one planet with oxygen, but I'm sure there are some planets we don't even know about. we (humans) know only about 8 planets in general, but there might be more than 8 though.
2007-03-14 12:47:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋