how would a planet move if the sun suddenly disappeared

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jmark · Answer

Without the gravity of the sun to hold us in orbit, we would follow Newton's laws of motion and fly off in a straight line. It would be like swinging a rock in a circle on a string and the string breaking. Learn more about Newton's 3 Laws of Motion http://goo.gl/0vZmNY

kc_kennylau · Answer

I lyk dis ans (mdl'd :D)

unklerhaukus · Answer

note that the planet wont fly off its orbit immediately, because gravity can only move at the speed of light

radar · Answer

Good that gives me some more time to think about it.  What is a possibility of another orbit maybe a much larger orbit produced by gravity from another star?