why earth (or any other planet) is not attracted by sun's gravity?
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The earth IS attracted by Sun's gravity, that's what keeps it moving in orbit
ya that's right
but it is not totally attracted towards the earth
Lemme make it clear, the question should be why doesn't the earth collide with the Sun, for the attraction on earth is there acting as centripetal force on earth
yes u r also right
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Any two body in the universe is experiencing a force equal to product of a contant, mass of one body, mass of another whole divider by square of distance between them. This is Newton's universal gravitation law.
So obviously, the Sun is attracting all the planets like a string holding on them. If there was no gravity, these planets would fly off
So obviously, the Sun is attracting all the planets like a string holding on them. If there was no gravity, these planets would fly off
but if Sun have enough gravity to put the planet in their orbit the y it didn't attract or crash any planet
The sun is attracting, at every instant the force is perpendicular to the motion of our planet, or any other plant, but at the same time our planet has a momentum in the direction perpendicular to the centripetal force, hence in spite of being attracted by sun, planets are moving forward, which on addition to attractive force gives circular orbit
So, in simple words, the force cancels out earth's
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