What force keeps the sun in place?

Answer 1

The sun is a million miles wide ball of nuclear furnace, in which the outward force of the fusion heat balances the protracted force of its own gravity. Its output of light and heat remain uniformly constant, as well as its ability to maintain a powerful magnetic force seen within storms and patterns on its surface. The most obvious pattern of variation is the 11-year sunspot cycle. However, even this cyclical variation isn't constant; some cycles are very active, while other cycles seem quite below the average.

The massive gravitational force and extreme magnetic force of the sun is held in a state of relative equilibrium by the vast amounts of energy generated by nuclear fusion within the core. The sun operates in an balanced quid pro quod state between the inward gravitational contraction and outward pressure generated by nuclear fusion.

When the hydrogen fuel begins to be exhausted, helium "ash" collecting in the core will temporarily overcome the gravitational contraction and the sun will expand into a red giant. This is expected to begin fairly gradually some time between three and four billion years from now.

Answer 2

If you mean, what keeps the sun in the center of the solar system, no force is needed to hold it there. The strong gravitational field of the sun holds everything else in the solar system in place, orbiting the sun. And wherever the sun goes, it takes the rest of the solar system with it. That's why the sun is always in the center of the solar system.

Answer 3

I suppose your question is "What holds the earth around the sun" or "What holds the earth in orbit while going around the sun" right?

I suppose, based on my science books the answer is gravity. What comes up comes down, and the sun has a very strong gravitational force to keep it in place even if it is very far from the sun.

It is the same with throwing a ball up into the sky, but the sun's force is stronger, meaning that it would not let earth or other planets wander aimlessly at space.

Answer 4

Speed of the earth as it circles the sun and gravity of all other bodies keep the earth in its present position. As the earth revolves around the sun which has a great gravitational pull upon the earth, all other heavenly bodies including our moon help keep the earth in its present position in the universe by using their gravitational pull upon the earth . Just like our moon revolves around the earth, its speed allows it to follow the curvature of the earth without falling onto the earth. This is about as easy as I can explain it without going into complicated text.

One thing you can try to demonstrate gravity is to tie a heavy object to a piece of string and whirl it around your head.(You are acting as the earth) The string is the gravity that holds the rock in it position, and the rocks speed holds it on its course around your head. Slacken off your speed and the rock will fall toward you, or towards the earth.

Answer 5

gravity The sun is constantly moving in an orbit around the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. What keeps it in this path is a combination of gravity and angular momentum.

Answer 6

Gravity: Hydrostatic Equilibrium - compression due to gravity is balanced by a pressure gradient forcein the opposite direction.

Answer 7

Gravity holds the sun together. Gravity also holds all of the planets together, and holds the planets in orbit around the sun.

Answer 8

Its not 'in place' it is orbiting the galaxy, as the galaxy itself is moving.

What holds it together? That would be the sun's gravity.

Answer 9

the suns gravity is so strong it holds all the other planets in place.

Answer 10

That force is called gravity.