The centripetal force and the centrifugal force in balance. Both these forces are related to Gravitational Energy E=- GmM/r + mcV =-mu/r + mcV. The centripetal forces is mv^2/r and the centrifugal force is Del .mcV = -mcv/r cos(x). The orbit forces are 0= dmcV/dr + DelxmcV - Del mu/r.
The two forces that work together to keep the planets in orbit around the sun are gravity and inertia.
Gravity and velocity (or inertia), and they aren't things. They're forces.
Planets do not collide because of gravitational forces that keep them in stable orbits around the sun. These gravitational forces cause planets to travel in predictable paths without intersecting each other's orbits. Additionally, the vast distances between planets in our solar system help prevent collisions.
Gravity and the laws of motion, specifically Newton's laws of motion, work together to keep planets in their orbits around the sun. Gravity from the sun pulls the planets towards it, while the inertia of the planets moving in a straight line causes them to travel in an elliptical orbit around the sun.
Planets and their moons stay in orbit due to a balance between gravitational forces pulling them towards each other and the forward motion of the objects. This balance causes them to continuously fall towards each other but also keep moving sideways fast enough to not collide. This results in stable orbits around a common center of mass.
The two forces that work together to keep the planets in orbit around the sun are gravity and inertia.
An object has a general tendency to keep moving - that's how our Universe works. No force is required to keep an object moving - unless there is another force that slows it down. Here on Earth, there are usually frictional forces that slow objects down, and therefore a force is required to counteract the frictional forces.
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Gravity and velocity (or inertia), and they aren't things. They're forces.
There is a pair of mutual gravitational forces between the sun and everything else in the universe. One result of these forces is to keep the planets in orbit around the sun.
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That's true. Plus ... even if the forces on an object are BALANCED, it can keep moving forever.
The planets are in stable orbits around the sun due to the balance between their forward motion, which wants to keep them moving in a straight line, and the sun's gravitational pull, which attracts them towards its center. This balance of forces results in the planets continuously falling towards the sun but also moving sideways fast enough to remain in a stable orbit.
The comet is kept in orbit around the sun by the gravitational pull between the comet and the sun. This gravitational force acts as a centripetal force, keeping the comet moving in its elliptical orbit.
It is the natural tendency for an object in motion to keep moving at the same speed in a straight line. Meanwhile gravity is trying to pull each planet toward the sun. The two forces combine to keep the planets in their elliptical orbits. They have enough forward momentum to keep them from falling into the sun, and they have enough pull from the sun to keep them from following a straight path out of the solar system.