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Just about everything in the solar system spins the same way. If we could sit high above the "north" pole of the Sun and watch (and if we could see anything!) we would see that almost everything spins counter-clockwise. All of the planets and asteroids orbit that way, and most of the planets rotate that way as well. For the few that don't, we call the rotation "retrograde".
It is difficult to know for certain, but the most likely explanation is that this was the way the planetary nebula was spinning when it all came together from gravitational attraction 5+ billion years ago, before the Sun was born.
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Does Pluto orbit the sun?
Pluto, and all of the planets orbit the sun. Not the other way around.
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.
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.
Does the sun orbit the planets?
No. The planets orbit the Sun and the Sun orbits itself.
What items orbit the sun?
Items that orbit the Sun are satilites, rocks and other planets in the Milky Way.
Does Pluto orbit the sun?
Pluto, and all of the planets orbit the sun. Not the other way around.
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.
Do all planets orbit the moon?
No. The planets orbit the sun.
Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?
Planets
How fast do the planets orbit the earth?
The planets do not orbit the Earth, they orbit the sun.
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.
