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Well, the simple answer is gravity is pulling them towards it. However, I don't think that is a good enough explanation. The leading idea now is that mass causes space-time to curve. What is says is that enourmously heavy objects (like the sun) actually bend space and time around it, drawing objects in. Kinda like those things at shopping malls where you drop in a penny, and it rides around the edge until falling in. Same basic principle. This also works for black holes, which is a "hole" in space. Just like water flowing towads a drain, everything curves around it. therefore, space itself would have to be curved. Gravity, I think, is actually themeasure of how much space is curved. In fact, here's an experiment: * Put Basketball on the center of a table. The table is space, and the basketball is the sun. * Roll a grape by the basketball. The grape represents a planet. Notice how, when you roll it, the grape continues past without curving. If this were accurate, the grape should have rolled toward the ball. * Now, try the same trick with the basketball at the center of a large bowl. The grape should curve right into it, just like it would in space. that would mean that space was actually curved. Of course, all of this is theory, but it makes a lot of sense when you think about it.
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Do moons orbit anything other than planets?
A moon is an object larger than about 50 miles across, which orbits a planet. Objects which orbit stars are called either planets, of if they are small, asteroids, or comets. So a moon does not orbit anything other than a planet.
What is a kyper belt?
The Kyper Belt is the region far outside the orbit of Neptune where objects, also known as transneptunian objects, orbit the sun. These objects can differ from dwarf planets, like Pluto, to asteroids or other debris. Their origin is believed to be that they are leftovers from when the solar system was very young and were thrown out there by the gravity of the current planets.
Do the stars orbit the planets or do planets orbit stars?
Moons orbit planets. Planets orbit stars. Some stars orbit other stars, or orbit their mutual center of gravity. Stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Galaxies may orbit the center of the "galactic group".
What objects that travel around the sun?
There are many objects that orbit the sun: Planets (and all of their moons, totaling more than 61), the asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and other rocks and gas.
Which type of object visible from earth orbits the sun and has cleared the area of its orbit?
The type of object that orbits the sun and has cleared the area of its orbit is called a planet. Planets are celestial bodies that orbit the sun, are spherical in shape, and have cleared their orbit of other debris or objects. There are currently eight known planets in our solar system.
What is a path in which planets and other objects travel?
Orbit
What is the position and relationship of the planets and other objects to the sun?
You have to orbit around
What is a name for the eight planets and other objects that orbit the sun is?
In order the planets and objects are:MercuryVenusEarthMarsAsteroid BeltJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto (It's a dwarf planet)
Does each of the eight planets in our solar system have its own orbit?
Yes, each of the 8 major planets has its own orbit, with no asteroids or other objects in its path.
How come planets orbit the sun but not others?
If you mean "why don't they orbit other objects in our Solar System", the Sun has most of the mass in our Solar System.
Are all planets affected by the sun?
All planets and other objects in the solar system orbit the Sun because of its gravity.
What is the difference between a planet's orbit and gravitational pull?
A planets gravitational pull is the force it exerts on other objects. The planets orbit is the path it takes due to gravity. Basically gravity causes the orbit.
What is made up of eight planets and other objects that orbit the sun?
This is called the solar system
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE SUN ITS NINE OTHER PLANETS AND OTHER OBJECTS ORBIT THE SUN?
It is called the solar system. Except that the sun has only 8 planets.
How do all planets orbit the sun?
Through gravitational pull. The largest object will have smaller objects orbit it (objects close in size will orbit each other, but no planet is close to the size of the sun)
Do outer planets have dwarf planets?
No. Planets do not have dwarf planets. A planet-sized object orbiting a larger planet is a moon. Dwarf planets orbit the sun independent of other objects.
What makes up the eight planets and numerous other objects that orbit the sun?
That is called the Solar System.
