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How the moon is held in the orbit around the earth?
gravity
How are satellites held in orbit around Earth?
the atmosphere of gravity pulls it.
The earth revolves around the sun and the moon revolves around the earth the moon is held in orbit by the earth's is what called?
Every gravitational orbit is the result of the mutual gravitational forces between the orbiting bodies.
Is the space station rotating around earth?
Yes, it's held in orbit by gravity.
Why does the moon continue in its path around the Earth?
It is held in its orbit by the mutual gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon.
When the earth goes around the sun does the moon go with the earth?
Yes, the moon has its own orbit around the earth, held in place by the earth's gravity. As the earth orbits around the sun, the moon goes with it.
Why does the moon not fly off into space?
The moon is held in an orbit around the Earth due to the Earth's gravitational pull on the moon.
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.
Why does a geosynchronous satellite not trace a path over the surface of Earth?
A geostationary orbit achieved by being in a location where the satellite's orbital period is 24 hours. This means the satellite is about 36,000 km (22,000 miles) above the Earth's surface. All orbits must therefore be over the equator. Every orbit around the earth looks like a circular (or elliptical) ring whose center (or one foci) is at the center of gravity of the Earth. An orbit exactly above the equator is one such orbit, but any orbit can be tilted as long as the center (or focus) stays at the Earth's center and the whole orbit is flat like a disk. On various NASA maps this makes the orbit look like a sinewave, but on a globe it stays a flat circle (or ellipse). On "Star Trek" I have seen errors a number of times on "Geostationary orbit over the North Pole", well you can't do that. Likewise, a "Lunar-stationary orbit" is impossible for a spacecraft, since Earth itself is already IN THE STATIONARY ORBIT POSITION! Remember that a geostationary orbit looks like it is always over the same spot on the Earth (or other body). If you were on the Moon, the Earth would be in the same position in the sky at all times.
How the sun earth and moon move around in space?
Everything is held together by the Suns gravity , so it stays in orbit.
Why do moons orbit the planets?
An object orbits a parent body because of the gravitational pull of the parent body. The orbiting object also exerts a gravitational pull on the parent body, and if it's large enough, they are said to orbit each other (binary). Planets orbit the Sun and moons (natural satellites) orbit planets for the same reason. The only difference is who the primary is: If the primary is a planet, the orbiting object is called a natural satellite, or moon.
Is a moon a place or a thing?
nither it is a natural satellite held in orbit by the earths gravity. Without it we would have no tides.
