Is the earth moving, being drawn, towards the sun by the suns gravitational pull?
The earth is continually drawn toward the sun. If you live in the northern hemisphere, the sun always seems brighter in winter. That’s because the earth is at it’s closest point to the sun. The only thing that prevents us from being drawn into the star is the speed in which we revolve around it. I think Mercury has a revolution of 88 days. Mercury should surely fall into the sun right? No. Centrifugal Force, because of our velocity, allows us all to maintain our pleasantness until our star grows in mass. Example: Fill a five gallon bucket with one gallon of water. Grab the bucket by the handle. Start swinging the bucket quickly in the biggest circle you can make. The water stays at the bottom of the bucket. Now slow your revolutions. Slower. Slower. The water will eventually drain onto the ground due to the larger gravity of the earth. This is why we don’t hurtle toward the center of the star.
