why are planets not falling or don't tackle with each other?

Answer 1

Gravity and inertia keep them in their respective orbits.

Answer 2

one of newtons laws of motion states that, "a body at rest remains at rest, and a body in motion continues to move in a straight line with a constant speed unless and until an external unbalanced force acts upon it.
because in space there is no air or to slow down a moving object the object or planet in this case will keep on moving.
Now, why are the planets in orbit and not colliding w/ each other? when a planet was traveling space, it was moving non stop. then some start got it with gravity so it's like if the planet was lassoed with a rope and the star is holding it. so now the planet is moving around the star because of the gravity or "rope" around it. the planet wants to keep going but the star has it like a leash on a dog so it won't stop moving but go in circles. since the universe is such an immense place, the possibilities of planets colliding are next to zero.
One way they can collide is if there are two planets under the gravity of the same star. like for example Pluto's orbit is weird. At some point, its orbit meets the orbit of other planets. but when it crosses it, the planet is usually far away. so it would take billions if not trillions of years for Pluto to collide with a planet at any specific point in which the orbits meet.

Answer 3

Now let me get this straight, do you think the planets are playing some cosmic football game and that they should be tackling each other? And as for the first part of your statement, the planets are falling. With each passing year they are falling into the sun, by slowing losing their initial momentum and centripetal force.

Answer 4

Stars do not fall,because they are considered as a giant celestial bodies like our sun which controls other planets around it using its gravity......further more,they are not the solid bodies too.They are made of gases existing in the form plasma.In addition to that, in space we dont have any air, so every particles in the space can move,rotate but cannot fall.They dont tackle together,because they are millions of miles away from each other.They resemble as if thee were close to one another when we see from earth.

Answer 5

The planets are not falling because they are in the sun's gravitational force. the sun's gravitational force keeps the planets up and keeps all of the planets in a regular orbit. hope i helped you, and good luck

shama

Answer 6

jealousy and hatred. keeps them apart

if it was affection and love, it would be near, hand in hand & crowded!.