Question

Why doesn't the gravitational pull between the Sun and the planets cause the planets to fall into the Sun?

Answer 1

Answer:

Like the string, the Sun's gravity pulls on the planets, but the planets have enough sideways motion to keep them in their orbits. The Sun is more than 300,000 times heavier than Earth, distance of the Earth to Sun is about 1.50 x ¹⁰¹¹ m, and the force of attraction between the Sun and Earth is about .