Because it is very massive and therefore its gravity is the strongest of all objects in the solar system, reaching right out to very far out dwarf planets like Eris and Sedna.
Because it is very massive and therefore its gravity is the strongest of all objects in the solar system, reaching right out to very far out dwarf planets like Eris and Sedna.
Because the planets are close enough to the sun to be affected by its gravitational field.
The Sun.
All matter, including every star, planet, galaxy, or whatever, anywhere in the universe, exerts the same force of gravity, as described by Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
All masses exert a gravitational force on other masses, causing them to attract each other. The strength of this force depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them, as described by Newton's law of universal gravitation. This force is responsible for phenomena such as orbits of planets around the sun and the attraction between objects on Earth.
Science observes and measures gravity, and forms theories about it, but it does not answer 'why'. Nobody knows why the force of gravity exists. That isn't a question for science, it's theology. But we know the Sun exerts a force on all the planets, and it's inverse-square, which means that the force is one quarter at twice the distance, so at Neptune it is still there but only 1/900 as strong as it is at the Earth.
Planets orbit around the sun due to gravitational attraction. The sun's gravitational pull keeps the planets in their orbits, while the planets also exert a gravitational force on the sun, causing it to wobble slightly. The sun provides the heat and light necessary for the planets to sustain life.
The planets are kept in orbit around the sun due to the gravitational force between them. This force, which is a balance between the planet's inertia and the sun's gravitational pull, keeps the planets moving in a stable path around the sun.
Elliptical orbits of the planets around the sun actually match what we observe. Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation states that planets will move around the sun in elliptical orbits.
according to newton's law of gravitation every object in the nature attract other due to its gravitational pull so planets revolve around sun.
Isaac Newton stated that the universal law of gravitation keeps moons orbiting planets and planets orbiting the sun. This law describes how every mass attracts every other mass in the universe with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
Currently the gravitation pull of the Sun is balanced by the momentum the planets have due to their velocities. If the Planets were to slow down they would be pulled closer to the Sun. They could be pulled into the Sun or regain stable orbits as the Sun's gravity increased their speeds again.