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Copernicus was the first astronomer to come up with the idea of heliocentric cosmology (planets orbit the sun).

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What shape do planets trace as they orbit around the sun?

Planets orbit the sun in the shape of an ellipse, which is an elongated circle similar to an oval. When it was first discovered that the Sun is the center of the solar system, it was thought that all the planets had a circular orbit, but the calculations didn't fit.


Why do the planets circle the sun?

Planets orbit the Sun due to the gravitational pull between them. This gravitational force keeps the planets in their elliptical paths around the Sun. It is a balance between the planets' inertia wanting to move forward and the Sun's gravitational force pulling them inward.


What is aphehilion?

The apehelion is the point in a planet's revolution around the sun where said planet is at its furthest distance from the sun. This happens because the route of planets around the sun is an elipse, rather than a circle.


What planet orbits around the sun?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune in that order The order is often remembered by "My Very Earthly Mother Just Sat Upon Needles" Where the first letter of each word in the mnemonic corresponds to the first letter of the planets in the order of distance from the sun. Note: no planets orbit the sun in a perfect circle, but a shape close to a circle (more like an oval), that is called an ellipse.


How Do Planets Travel Around The Sun?

Planets travel around the Sun in elliptical orbits due to the gravitational pull of the Sun. This gravitational force keeps the planets in their respective paths, causing them to move in a continuous loop around the Sun. The speed at which a planet travels around the Sun depends on its distance from the Sun and the mass of the Sun.

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How does planets circle around the Sun?

Planets circle in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.


Who believed that the sun and the planets circle around the sun?

me !


The earth and all the planets does what around the sun?

Circle around the sun some say the sun circles the planets but it does not


Which of these terms means a complete circle around the sun?

The planets revolve around the sun. The planets rotate on their own axis.


The sun and all of the bodies that circle around it including planets and moons make up the?

The sun and all of the bodies that circle around it including planets and moons make up the solar system.


Who put the idea that the earth and the planets circle around the sun?

Nicolaus Copernicus


What shape do planets trace as they orbit around the sun?

Planets orbit the sun in the shape of an ellipse, which is an elongated circle similar to an oval. When it was first discovered that the Sun is the center of the solar system, it was thought that all the planets had a circular orbit, but the calculations didn't fit.


How many times do the sun circle the planet?

none the sun doesnt circle the planet planets circle the sun!!!


What shape does the planets make when they circle the sun?

A circle but Pluto (which is not considered a planet currently) makes an oval shape.


How are planets different from moon?

Planets circle the sun Moons cirle planets.


How do planets revolve around the sun in the same oval or circle shape every year?

Gravity from the sun pulls the planets near it and away from it ad away foer it


Do moon orbits or circles the sun?

Moons orbit around its planet while the planets orbit the Sun, therefore moons circle the Sun.