The “household” of the Sun is quite extensive—comprising 9 major planets and approximately 1,600 smaller ones, including asteroids. All of these celestial bodies orbit around it, held in place by the Sun’s powerful gravitational pull. For instance, the Earth is drawn to the Sun with a force equivalent to 3 quintillion tons. The gravitational attraction between the Moon and the Earth is so strong that it could snap a steel cable with a thickness of 5,000 miles.
However, when the Moon approaches the Sun, it can be pulled off its orbit by 620 miles in just three days. Even a cable that thick—5,000 miles—wouldn’t be able to keep the Moon in place; it would snap!