Planets & Galaxies: Movement Patterns Explained

The plane of this disk over time becomes the plane of orbit of the planets that form over time.In summary, planets and stars do not always move in the same level, as they can have varying inclinations and orbits. The tilt of a planet's orbit is determined by the conservation of angular momentum during its formation, while stars can orbit black holes in any direction.
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why do planets move around stars in the same level ?
why do stars move around black holes in the same level?
why don't some of them move in horozintal level & the others in vertical level?
 
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drme1981 said:
why do planets move around stars in the same level ?
why do stars move around black holes in the same level?
why don't some of them move in horozintal level & the others in vertical level?

The short version is that they don't move around in the same level.

Stars and planets both have varying inclinations in their orbits and can even orbit "up and down". (Although there really isn't an up and down in space unless we define two directions to be so)

For example, the orbital tilt of Pluto is 17 degrees off from the "normal" plane that the rest of the planets are in. But even the other planets have slight tilts as well.

As for black holes, we have observed stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy in all sorts of directions.
 
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drme1981 said:
why do planets move around stars in the same level ?

Conservation of angular momentum of material that collapsed under gravitational attraction results in Circumstellar disk.
 

1. How do planets move in our solar system?

Planets in our solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun. This means that they follow a curved path, with the sun at one of the foci of the ellipse. The planets also rotate on their own axes as they orbit the sun.

2. Why do planets move in this way?

The movement of planets in our solar system is due to the force of gravity. The sun's gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit, while their own inertia keeps them moving in a straight line. The combination of these two forces results in the elliptical orbits we observe.

3. Do all planets move at the same speed?

No, the speed at which a planet moves in its orbit depends on its distance from the sun. Closer planets, such as Mercury and Venus, move at higher speeds due to the stronger gravitational pull of the sun. Meanwhile, outer planets, like Neptune and Uranus, move at slower speeds due to their greater distance from the sun.

4. What are the different types of planetary movements?

There are two main types of planetary movements: rotation and revolution. Rotation refers to the spinning motion of a planet on its own axis, while revolution refers to the orbital motion of a planet around the sun. Some planets also have additional movements, such as precession and nutation, caused by the gravitational pull of other planets in the solar system.

5. How do galaxies move in the universe?

Galaxies are constantly moving and interacting with each other due to the force of gravity. The universe is expanding, so galaxies that are far apart from each other will continue to move away from each other. However, galaxies that are close enough can be pulled towards each other and even merge to form larger galaxies. The exact movement of galaxies is complex and dependent on various factors, such as their mass and distance from other galaxies.

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