Universe,Sun,The Sun and the Planets

Every earth, moon, and asteroid in our solar system owes its path, its meter, and its very actuality to one thing — the Sun’s graveness. It’s the anchor at the center of everything, the silent master around which all the worlds move. When you look at a chart of the solar system, it’s easy to suppose of globes simply circling the Sun like marbles on unnoticeable strings. But that image slightly scratches the face of what’s really passing. The gravitational reach of the Sun is both elegant and violent, precise yet changeable in detail. It binds the solar system together in