Orbits and celestial motion
Celestial motion: Objects in space move due to gravitational forces. This includes planets orbiting stars, moons orbiting planets, and galaxies moving in the universe
Orbits: A stable, curved path an object follows around due to gravity, like Earth's orbit around the sun or the Moon's orbit around Earth. Orbits can be circular or elliptical, governed by Newton's and Einstein's Laws of motion and gravity.
لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنبَغِي لَهَا أَن تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلَا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
"It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day. They all float each in an orbit."
[Quran 36:40]
الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ
"The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation."
[Quran 55:5]
وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
"And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon, each in an orbit floating"
[Quran 21:33]
خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ يُكَوِّرُ اللَّيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَى اللَّيْلِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۗ أَلَا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ
"He created the heavens and the earth with the Truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for an appointed term. Behold! He is the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving."
[Quran 39:5]
