Why are the planets not sucked in by the suns gravity?

Answer 1

the planets are situated at the orbit shell of the sun, ie they are continuously in a falling motion....however, due to the spherical shape of the sun...their falling motion never results in a collision....if the gravity of the sun was even fractionally lesser....the planets closest to the sun would change from an elliptical path to following a spiral one until they ultimately collapse in the sun....hope i helped

Answer 2

The planets are not sucked in by the sun's gravity because they are in a stable orbit around the sun. The gravitational force from the sun keeps the planets moving in a curved path, preventing them from falling directly into the sun. Additionally, the planets have enough tangential velocity to balance the gravitational pull from the sun, maintaining their orbits.