How does the solar system work?

The planets orbit the Sun at different positions and gravity keeps them from breaking out of their designated orbits. The Sun is a star and emits light energy that supports life on Earth, which is one of the inner planets. Other planetary bodies like asteroids and comets also orbit the Sun.

The solar system consists of the Sun, eight planets, their moons, and various smaller objects such as asteroids and comets. The Sun's gravity holds the solar system together. Planets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths due to gravitational attraction. Moons orbit planets in a similar manner. Each planet follows its own orbital path and rotates on its axis. The solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula, which collapsed under gravity, forming the Sun at its center and leaving a rotating disk of material that eventually coalesced into the planets and other objects.