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The Sun's gravity force is the sole thing that keeps the planets in their orbits. Without it they would all fly off into outer space. The relative distance is important because the force is weaker at larger distances, so the planets there move more slowly.

The theory was worked out by Isaac newton and others from the 18th century onwards, using earlier theory by Kepler in the 17th century.

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