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Most people don't think this but planets
are actually held in orbit by gravity. With out gravity
the planets will fall down.
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Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?
Planets
What causes the planets to orbit the sun why don't they just flow away?
They are held in place by the gravitational force of the sun.
Why don't planets have orbit?
All planets orbit around a sun.
According to Newton what force held the planets in orbit?
Newton's model, which is still current for most purposes (with slight modifications by Einstein) has planets held in their orbits by gravitational attraction between Sun and planet.
Why do the moons stay in orbit around Jupiter?
Any moon is held in orbit by gravity, just as the planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity.
How are the planets held in their orbit?
The planets are held in orbit by the gravity of the Sun, and also because that is what happens when the force of inertia and gravity are combined.
Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
Do all the planets have smaller planets orbiting them?
No. Planets orbit suns, while moons orbit planets. Planets do not orbit planets.
Forces is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit around the Sun?
The solar system's planets, planetesimals, asteroids, and comets are held in orbit by the force of gravity, the mutual attraction between these objects and the Sun.
How many moons do the suns have?
The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.
How fast do the planets orbit the earth?
The planets do not orbit the Earth, they orbit the sun.
Do the stars orbit the planets or do planets orbit stars?
Moons orbit planets. Planets orbit stars. Some stars orbit other stars, or orbit their mutual center of gravity. Stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Galaxies may orbit the center of the "galactic group".
What holds the planets in their orbits?
Gravity holds the planets in their orbit
Do all planets have an orbit?
Yes all planets have a orbit
Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?
Planets
Planets orbit a star?
yes, planets do orbit a star
