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Do planets move around the sun in the opposite direction then the sun turns?
no
Why do the planets revolve around the sun in the same direction?
They were formed by a nebula that was rotating in that direction.
Do all planets revolve in the same direction?
Yes. All planets revolve around the Sun in an counter-clockwise direction, as viewed from the celestial north pole.
Do planets always move east against the stars?
All the planets do orbit the sun in the same direction. However, as we orbit the sun quicker than the planets further out from us, and slower than the ones inside us they do at times appear to be moving the other direction.
Does the sun travel around the planets or do the planets travel around the sun?
The planets travel around the sun.
Are you moving around the sun or it is the sun that moves around the planets?
The planets are considered moving around the sun, even though the sun moves too (in tiny circles opposite the planets' motions). The planets are circling the sun. The sun (dragging the planets along with it) is circling our galaxy's center. Our galaxy (dragging the sun, the planets, and all the other stars) is moving through the universe as well.
How does the Ptolemaic model differ from the modern day model?
The Ptolemaic model has all of the planets moons and stars moving around the Sun. The modern day Copernican model has all the planets moving around the Sun, with the moons moving around the planets, and the Sun and its "system" moving around the Milky Way.
Do planets move around the Sun in the opposite direction to that in which the Sun turns?
No
Do planets move around the sun in the opposite direction then the sun turns?
no
What direction do almost all of the planets travel as they go around the sun?
All the planets revolve around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction, as seen from above the Earth's north pole.
What keeps the planets moving their orbit around the sun?
The pull of the Sun's gravity.
Why do the planets revolve around the sun in the same direction?
They were formed by a nebula that was rotating in that direction.
Do all planets revolve in the same direction?
Yes. All planets revolve around the Sun in an counter-clockwise direction, as viewed from the celestial north pole.
What direction does Mars travel?
It travels around the sun in the same direction as the other planets. This is considered the "positive" direction.
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
Do planets always move east against the stars?
All the planets do orbit the sun in the same direction. However, as we orbit the sun quicker than the planets further out from us, and slower than the ones inside us they do at times appear to be moving the other direction.
Which direction do all planets revolve?
All planets in our Solar System, viewed from above our North Pole, revolve around the Sun in an anti clockwise direction.
