Why can the sun exert its gravitation on all of the planets?

Answer 1

Newton thought it did, Einstein said the idea that matter reaches out into space and pulls things toward it was rediculous, and part of his theory of relativity explains gravity as the distortion or curvature of space around massive objects which change their path by bending space, like a Bowling ball on a matress bending the matress towards the bowling ball.

Answer 2

mass varies directly with gravitational force. Gravitational force is just another way of saying weight, which is represented by the equation, F=W=mg ; where F is force of gravity, W is weight, m is mass, and g is acceleration due to earths gravity (roughly 9.8 m/s2)

Answer 3

At a very deep level this is one of the great mysteries that science is presently grappling with. Is there a Higgs Boson or not? The simple answer is that mass attracts mass. Newton wrote the force equation F = m*a Force equals mass times accelleration accelleration in your question is the gravitational acelleration, at the earths surface about 9.8 m/s2 A more complex answer is that mass deforms space-time and two masses deform space-time in such a way that they approach each other.

Answer 4

The Sun's unique conditions cause it to exert many strange forces. Due to the rotation and immense mass of the Sun, it has a large gravitational pull. Modern science tells us that the more mass an object has, the greater its gravitaional pull. The Sun accounts for almost all the mass in our Solar System, thus keeping the planets in orbit. In addition, the enormous spinning mass of the Sun, and the fiery plasma its made of, allows the Sun to exert a spinning, oddly shaped magnetic field.

Answer 5

It comes about because the Sun is far more massive than any of the planets.

Gravity works both ways, when the Sun pulls on the Earth there is an equal and opposite force on the Sun. But it's so massive it hardly moves at all.