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To keep it simple, gravity. When the glop that started this little neighborhood got together, there was a net spin. That net spin pulled on everything around it and make all the little bits go around the same direction. As they accumulated into larger bits (planets, moons, etc.) they just kept going the same direction.
Now, your turn. Why is the solar system essentially flat. hint: gravity works here, too. Little pulls and after a few billion years, it all comes together.
What else can I help you with?
All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
False. While most comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets (counterclockwise when viewed from above Earth's North Pole), there are exceptions. Some comets have retrograde orbits, meaning they orbit in the opposite direction of the planets.
Do All planets in your solar system orbit the sun in the same direction?
no
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
Do most asteroids orbit in the same direction as planets?
Yes asteroids orbit the sun counter-clockwise, just like all the planets
Do all the planets orbit in the same direction?
Most planets in our solar system orbit the Sun in the same direction, counterclockwise when viewed from above the Earth's North Pole. However, Venus and Uranus are exceptions as they have retrograde or backward orbits.
What planets do not orbit around the sun in the same direction?
So far, all the planets discovered orbiting THIS star orbit in the same direction; counter-clockwise as seen from high above the north pole. We expect that all planets in a particular solar system are likely to orbit in the same direction.
What three planets orbit the sun in a different way than all the other planets?
In fact, Venus, Uranus, and the "dwarf planet" Pluto orbit the Sun in the same direction as all the other planets. So all the planets orbit in the same way.However they rotate in the opposite direction to the other planets.
Do all 8 planets orbit the sun counter-clockwise?
Yes, all of the planets in out solar system orbit the sun counterclockwise (anticlockwise) when viewed from above the north pole looking 'down'. Not all of them rotate counterclockwise on their axis though, the two exceptions are Venus and Uranus.
Do planets move around the sun in the opposite direction then the sun turns?
No, planets in our solar system all orbit the Sun in the same counterclockwise direction as the Sun rotates on its axis.
Do all the planets in the solar system rotate in the same direction as they orbit the sun?
Yes. All the planets orbit the sun in the same direction. Although, they do not orbit at the same speed, they all orbit in the same direction. The terrestrials (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) orbit at a much faster rate due to their distance from the sun. The Jovians (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) circle the sun much slower because they are much further away.
Which direction is Mercury?
It can be any direction. All the planets orbit the sun, so it movies.
What planet orbits the other way then earth?
All the planets in the solar system orbit in the same direction, counter-clockwise.
