If the Earth is orbiting the sun and the sun is moving around the galaxy, and the galaxy itself is moving through space, why is it, with so many different speeds, that the planets’ orbits are so stable?

Question

With so much going on gravity-wise, it blows my mind that even with the solar system moving around the galaxy, everything stays so perfectly in place.

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Answer 1

Same reason you can calmly walk to the bathroom of an airplane while both of you fly through the air at ~500 mph.