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It is Kepler's first law which says the planet moves in an ellipse with the Sun occupying one focus and the other focus is vacant.

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Q: Which of keplers laws states the planets move in an ellipse?
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Which of Keplers laws says how fast planets travel at different points in their orbit?

Kepler's second law the law of equal areas.


What men stated that planets move around the sun in an ellipse?

Johannes Kepler in his three laws of planetary motion


What does Keplers laws apply to?

Celestial objects in orbit.


What are the rules summarising planetary movements called?

Keplers Laws


What shape is the path a planet takes around the sun called?

Ellipse. One of Newton's Laws of Planetary Motion sate that the planets revolve in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one of the two foci.


Which of Keplers laws is also known as the Harmonic Law?

It is the third law


What did Kepler's observation support?

Kepler's observations supported the fact that the plants orbit in an ellipse. He wrote the Laws of Planetary Motion stating all planets orbit the sun and all planets orbits are elliptical.


What was Johannes Keplers major contribution?

Known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion.


What does a orbit look like?

Meteoroids follow the normal rules for orbits: Kepler's laws of planetary motion, just like the planets. Thus the basic shape is an ellipse.


What does a meteroid's orbit look like?

Meteoroids follow the normal rules for orbits: Kepler's laws of planetary motion, just like the planets. Thus the basic shape is an ellipse.


What is a word that is related to keplers three laws and starts with the letter m?

Mindboggling? They are "Laws of Planetary Motion". So I guess the answer is "motion".


Do asteroid revolve around the sun?

The same as planets - they move around the Sun in ellipses, the Sun being in one of the focal points of the ellipse. Read about Kepler's Laws for more details.