The planets and moons then all rotate in the same direction. But only a few moons in our solar system were likely created this way. Scientists predict that Jupiter’s and Saturn's inner moons ...
Most of the these relatively small moons were likely asteroids gravitationally captured by the planets they now orbit around. Whereas our solar system's oldest moons, such as the inner moons of ...
Planets orbit the Sun in roughly circular paths, and moons orbit around planets. Asteroids and comets move in paths which are more oval in shape. The Sun’s gravity holds all of these objects ...