Why do the sun and moon not crash down on the earth?

Name: Why do the sun and moon not crash down on the earth?
Uploaded: 2022-09-16T21:29:59+00:00
Duration: 1 min 51 s
Channel: DW (English)
Description: Earth hurtles through space at 30km/second. At that speed it strikes a balance between gravity exerted by the Sun and its own centrifugal force, falling into a stable orbit. This week's viewer question comes from Telmires A. R. in Brazil.

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Earth hurtles through space at 30km/second. At that speed it strikes a balance between gravity exerted by the Sun and its own centrifugal force, falling into a stable orbit. This week's viewer question comes from Telmires A. R. in Brazil.

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