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Why do planets orbit the Sun

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The Sun's gravity pulls on the planets. Earth's gravity brings down anything that is not held up by some other forces. And without the planets orbiting the sun you would be flying in the air and keeps you from leaving the ground.

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In ancient times, astronomers thought that all celestial objects – the Sun, Moon, planets and stars – orbited around the Earth in a series of crystal spheres. But as modern science developed, astronomers were better able to understand our place in the cosmos. They discovered that all the planets, including the Earth, actually orbit around the Sun.

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