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This should be considered only a rough analogy. There is an attracting force, and both the planets and electrons have inertia, but due to certain quantum effects, the analogy is valid only to a certain extent.

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Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?

Planets


How many planets orbit around Mars?

No planets orbit around Mars. There are two moons that orbit around Mars.


Why don't planets have orbit?

All planets orbit around a sun.


Who created a model of the solar system where the planets orbit around the sun?

Sir Michael Tyson.


What do all the planets orbit around?

All the planets in OUR solar system orbit around the sun(which is a star). Planets in other solar systems orbit around other stars.

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Does the sun orbit around the stationary planets?

In a science fiction model, possibly. In reality, the planets orbit around the Sun which in itself is not stationary, as it orbits around the galaxies central core.


Who created a model of he solar system in which all the planets orbit the sun?

Nicolaus Copernicus formed the idea of a heliocentric universe, where all planets orbit around the sun.


Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?

Planets


How many planets orbit around Mars?

No planets orbit around Mars. There are two moons that orbit around Mars.


Who created a model of the solar system where the planets orbit around the sun?

Sir Michael Tyson.


Why don't planets have orbit?

All planets orbit around a sun.


How many planets are in orbit around Rush Limbaugh?

No planets orbit around Rush Limbaugh.


What do all the planets orbit around?

All the planets in OUR solar system orbit around the sun(which is a star). Planets in other solar systems orbit around other stars.


List of planets in order that orbit the moon?

No planets are in orbit around the moon


Can planets and stars orbit around the sun?

Planets orbit the sun. Stars do not.


What do the 8 planets orbit in?

The 8 planets orbit around the Sun, in ellipses.


Is all planets orbit around the sun?

All planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun.