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The elliptical orbit of planets is a result of the gravitation of the sun and the tangential velocity of the planet.
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Who explained that the combination of inertia and gravity cause the elliptical shapes of orbits?
Isaac Newton was his name.
The true shape of planetary orbits was discovered by?
Johannes Kepler was the first person to prove that all of the planets are in elliptical orbits, but he was unable to propose any mechanism that would cause this. Based largely on Kepler's work, Isaac Newton was able to invent the calculus of infinitesimals and to propose his law of universal gravitation, providing a mechanism that would cause the planets to behave in accordance with Kepler's laws. Newton's later comment "If I have seen further than other men, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants" was in direct reference to Kepler's essential contributions.
How does the planets orbit around the sun?
the reason why the planets revolve around or orbit the sun is that the gravity of the sun keeps them in their orbits. Just as the moon orbits earth because of the pull of earths gravity. Earth orbits the sun because of the pull of the suns gravity.
How do planets move around the solar system?
Objects are attracted to other objects. now this is much more complex than that but I neither have the technical knowledge or time to truly explain all that. So because particles are attracted to each other the more mass an object has the more it pulls or attracts other objects, we call this force gravity. Objects such as planets that are orbiting other things (typically stars due to their massive size) are in a place where the force of gravity is not allowing them to escape but not entirely pulling them in. Stars (like the Sun) and planets form from fast-swirling clouds of dust. When their force of gravity is great enough, the swirls clump together into a spherical ball. That does not make them stop spinning or stop them from orbiting the Sun. We see that there is very little to make the spinning, orbiting planets slow their spins or orbits.
Why do planets and moons of planets stay in their orbits?
The forces of gravity and motion balance each other (almost perfectly) The planets do loose some energy so they are drifting very slowly inward towards the Sun but it will take so long to fall all the way that the Sun will probably swell and consume the inner planets before the loss of orbital energy will cause the planets to fall into our star. The moons and the planets stay in orbit because of gravitational pull.
What did Kepler demonstrate with planets revolutions around the sun?
Johannes Kepler discovered that planet orbits were elliptical and not circular.
Why the planets not colliding each other?
The planets in the solar system are in well-spaced out, stable, roughly circular orbits - they don't come close enough to collide with each other. Asteroids and comets, however, are on more elliptical, unstable orbits that often cross the orbits of the planets, and sometimes planets collide with asteroids and comets.
Why planets and moons of planets stay in their orbits?
The forces of gravity between two masses are the cause of all orbits.
Who explained that the combination of inertia and gravity cause the elliptical shapes of orbits?
Isaac Newton was his name.
How does gravity affect the relationship between the sun and the planets?
Yes. It keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
What forces cause the planets to go around the sun and stay in their orbits?
gravity
How does big bang start?
At this point in our understanding of our Universe, we are like Johannes Kepler after having observed that planets orbit our Sun in ellipses. We know the "what" (our Universe 13.7 billion years ago was denser and has been expanding ever since) but we don't know the cause behind it. Just like we had to wait for a century to find out the cause of elliptical orbits (Newton's Law of Gravity), we'll just have to wait to understand the origin of the Big Bang. Thankfully, nobody at Kepler's time said, "Because you can't explain the CAUSE of elliptical planetary orbits, they must not be a correct description of our Universe."
The true shape of planetary orbits was discovered by?
Johannes Kepler was the first person to prove that all of the planets are in elliptical orbits, but he was unable to propose any mechanism that would cause this. Based largely on Kepler's work, Isaac Newton was able to invent the calculus of infinitesimals and to propose his law of universal gravitation, providing a mechanism that would cause the planets to behave in accordance with Kepler's laws. Newton's later comment "If I have seen further than other men, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants" was in direct reference to Kepler's essential contributions.
Why do planets orbit the sun at different distances?
The planets formed from a disk of gas and dust that surrounded the sun as it formed. This gas and dust clumped together to form the solar system. Two planets cannot occupy orbits that are too close together. If they do, interactions through gravity will either cause them to collide or get moved to different orbits.
What moves the planets?
The planets started spinning, orbiting each other, and rotating when they were first made from the fast-moving cast off material from a huge exploding star. There is no friction in space to speak of that could cause them to slow down. They have been moving for perhaps 5 billion years, completely because of that original exploding star. Planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun. The reason they orbit is due to the gravitational force between the sun and each planet.
How does the planets orbit around the sun?
the reason why the planets revolve around or orbit the sun is that the gravity of the sun keeps them in their orbits. Just as the moon orbits earth because of the pull of earths gravity. Earth orbits the sun because of the pull of the suns gravity.
How do planets move around the solar system?
Objects are attracted to other objects. now this is much more complex than that but I neither have the technical knowledge or time to truly explain all that. So because particles are attracted to each other the more mass an object has the more it pulls or attracts other objects, we call this force gravity. Objects such as planets that are orbiting other things (typically stars due to their massive size) are in a place where the force of gravity is not allowing them to escape but not entirely pulling them in. Stars (like the Sun) and planets form from fast-swirling clouds of dust. When their force of gravity is great enough, the swirls clump together into a spherical ball. That does not make them stop spinning or stop them from orbiting the Sun. We see that there is very little to make the spinning, orbiting planets slow their spins or orbits.
