[ELI5) If the Solar System is moving so fast, how can astronauts come back to Earth?

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[ELI5) If the Solar System is moving so fast, how can astronauts come back to Earth?

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For the same reason you can go in an airplane to the bathroom and then come back to your seat. You are moving with the airplane. Just like everything is moving with the solar system.