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The sun is more than a thousand times as massive as all other matter in the solar system combined. It is the resulting solar gravity that keeps all the planets in their orbits.
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Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?
Planets
Do moons and asteroids orbit the sun?
Asteroids orbit the sun. Moons orbit planets and planets orbit the sun. So you could say the moons orbit the sun. However, moons are kept in their orbits by the gravity of their planet and planets are kept in orbit by the gravity of the sun. So in that sense, moons do not orbit the sun.
What is the basic set up of the solar system?
Sun in the centre. Planets orbit the Sun Debris orbit the Sun outside the orbit of the planets.
Does the sun orbit Mars?
All planets orbit the Sun.
What makes the planets to move around the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun because of gravity and their angular momentum, which ultimately derives from the energy of the Big Bang.
Why do all the planets orbit?
Planets orbit around the Sun because of the Sun's gravitational force, it makes the planets move by its gravitational force.
What makes the planets travel around the sun?
the gravitational pull of the sun is making the planets orbit it.
Does the sun orbit the planets or do the planets orbit the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and does not move.
How many moons do the suns have?
The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.
What makes the planets orbit around the sun?
The gravitational pull between the planets and the sun keep the planets orbiting the sun all day everyday.
Does the sun orbit the planets?
No. The planets orbit the Sun and the Sun orbits itself.
Why do all the planets orbit the sun?
Not all the planets orbit the sun - other stars have planets too. But all the planets in our solar system, which is the system of our sun, revolve around the sun; otherwise they would be in other solar systems. All the planets we can see with our naked eye orbit the sun, since the planets orbiting the sun are the only ones close enough to earth to see without a telescope.
What do the planets and the sun orbit?
the sun does not move, the planets orbit around the sun idiot.
Can planets and stars orbit around the sun?
Planets orbit the sun. Stars do not.
How the moon orbit the sun?
None. This is a trick question. Moons orbit PLANETS. Planets orbit the Sun.
What effect does the movement of the planets have as they orbit the sun?
It makes them go round in circles.
What explains why the sun governs the motion of all planets in your system?
The Sun's gravity pulls the planets in and makes them orbit it. It's just like how the Eath's gravity makes the Moon orbit the Earth, only on a larger scale.
