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        "msgid": "nasa-reveals-new-facts-earth-does-not-actually-orbit-the-sun-1781700775",
        "date": "2026-06-17 19:10:00",
        "title": "NASA Reveals New Facts: Earth Does Not Actually Orbit the Sun",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "NASA has clarified that, technically, planets including Earth do not orbit the Sun directly. Instead, they orbit a common centre of mass called the barycentre, which is often located outside the Sun due to the gravitational influence of massive planets like Jupiter and Saturn. This nuanced understanding stems from Kepler's laws and the two-way nature of gravitational pull.",
        "content": "<p>The common understanding that Earth and other planets in the Solar\nSystem orbit the Sun is technically not how the system works. According\nto Kepler\u2019s third law, the relationship between the masses of two\nmutually rotating bodies determines orbital parameters. In the Solar\nSystem, while the Sun\u2019s mass is 1,048 times that of Jupiter, gravity is\na two-way interaction. NASA explains the concept of a barycentre, where\ntwo bodies of vastly different mass orbit a common centre of mass,\nindependent of the size of the objects involved. \u201cMotion around a\nbarycentre with massive planets is one method used to find planetary\nsystems around distant stars,\u201d NASA stated. In our Solar System, the\nbarycentre is usually near the Sun due to its enormous mass, but the\ngravitational pull of Jupiter and Saturn means this point is rarely\ninside the Sun itself. Therefore, Earth does not orbit a point within\nthe Sun, but rather a point outside it. Planetary astronomer and science\ncommunicator James O\u2019Donoghue confirmed this, stating, \u201cGenerally,\nplanets orbit the Sun, but technically, they do not orbit the Sun\nbecause the main gravitational influence comes from Jupiter, meaning\nplanets orbit a new point in space.\u201d He added that the Solar System\u2019s\ncentre of mass rarely aligns with the Sun. A similar phenomenon occurs\nwith planets and their moons; for instance, the Moon does not orbit the\nexact centre of the Earth, but a point approximately 5,000 kilometres\nfrom Earth\u2019s centre, a distance that continuously changes as the Moon\nmoves further away.<\/p>",
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