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Sir Isac Newton was the scientist who discovered why the planets stay in orbit.

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Who explained why the planets stay in orbit around the sun?

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Why does planets stay in its orbit?

For a planet to stay in it's orbit the forces must be in balance.


Which scientist explained why planets orbit the sun and moons orbit the planets?

ANSWER Sir Isak Newton was the first person to realise that the force of gravity was universal. It is Kepler motion that describes the elliptically orbits of the planets.


What early astronomer discovered why planets stay in orbit?

Nicolaus Copernicus discovered why planets stay in orbit when he found that the planets revolve around the sun. He is credited with starting the Scientific Revolution through this discovery.


How does the sun help planets stay in orbit?

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What kind of planets stay in orbit as they around the sun?

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Why planets stay in orbit as they revolve around the sun?

The planets stay in orbit because of the gravitational attraction between the individual planets and the sun. Their rotational velocity makes them stay in a stable orbit instead of spiraling into it.


Why do planets stay on their paths as they orbit the sun?

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Who showed that planets and moons stay in orbit due to gravity?

Sir Isaac Newton showed that all objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force, in other words, he was the one that showed that planets and moons stay in orbit due to gravity :)


How do planets stay on orbit?

The gravity of the Sun keeps the planets in their orbits. They stay in their orbits because there is no other force in the Solar System which can stop them.


Why does moons orbit the planets?

because the planets' gravity pull them so that they do not go away and the moons revolve around them with a constant speed so they stay in their orbit


How does the sun stay in orbit?

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