How do planets move around the sun?

  • Planetary motion
  • Kepler's laws
  • Gravity
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Planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits due to the gravitational pull between them. This is described by Kepler's laws of planetary motion. The sun's gravity keeps the planets in their orbits.

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