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How does gravity keep the planets in orbit around the sun

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Hi there!

Gravity from the sun is even and makes a planet orbit the sun by exerting a force that pulls the planet towards it. Since the gravity of the sun is always the same (or very, very similar), the planet's orbit stays the same.

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