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Why doesn’t the Moon crash into the Earth or the Earth crash into the Sun?
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Why doesn’t the Moon crash into the Earth or the Earth crash into the Sun?

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Same reason we don't fall into the Sun. We are ... On the other hand, it doesn't crash into the Earth because it has a tangential velocity (like swinging a yo-yo around yourself).
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because the gravity isn't very intesity

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