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Why do the planets revolve around the sun instead of the sun revolving around the planets?
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The Sun is 330,000 times more massive than the Earth, so the force of gravity between them produces 330,000 times more acceleration on the Earth than it does on the Sun. That is why the Sun stays in one place.
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Do moons revolve around other planets?
Yes. A moon (or natural satellite) do revolve around other planets besides Earth. The only two planets without moons revolving around them are Mercury and Venus.
What do the planets do around the sun?
They revolve.
Why sun can not revolve around the planets?
The sun cannot revolve around the planets because it is at the centre of the solar system. Thus, it is like the central body around which all other bodies revolve.
Polaris revolve around which planet?
Polaris is a star, and it doesn't revolve around any planets. It is possible that other planets revolve around Polaris, but so far I'm not aware that anyone has looked.
Are the planets like moons to the sun?
The planets are satellites of the sun. The moons are satellites of the planets. The moons revolve around the planets captured by their gravity, while the planets revolve around the sun captured by its gravity and the sun.
What planet is revolving around the sun?
All the planets revolve around the Sun.
Do moons revolve around other planets?
Yes. A moon (or natural satellite) do revolve around other planets besides Earth. The only two planets without moons revolving around them are Mercury and Venus.
What do moons revolve around?
They revolve around planets.
When two artificial satellite revolve around the earth the one's closer and the one's further. which one revolve the earth with higher speed?
The one that is closer will move at a higher speed. The same happens, for example, with planets revolving around the Sun - the planets closer to the Sun move faster.
What is the difference between a planet's rotation and its revolution?
The planets rotate around their rotational axes and revolve around the sun.
What scientific discovery did Galileo prove that was controversial during this time?
He discovered that the planets revolved around the sun instead of the planets & the sun revolving around Earth.
Do the planets revolve around the earth?
No all planets revolve around the nearest star. In our case, the sun.
What theory did Copernicus poprose?
Heliocentric solar system - the planets revolve around the Sun instead of the Earth.
Does the earth and other planets revolve around the sun?
yes, the earth and other planets revolve around the sun
What two planets revolve around the sun other than Pluto?
All planets revolve around the Sun.
What large objects revolve around the sun?
Planets revolve around the sun.
What was the reason for medieval astronomers believing the sun and planets revolve around the earth?
They thought Earth was in the center of the universe, so that everything revolves around them. And when you look at the sun, dosen't it seem as if it is revolving around you?
