Robo

Hi, Why do the 9 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) orbit around the Sun? If the reason is due to the fact that the Sun has the biggest mass, why wouldn't the planets get attracted toward the center of the sun, instead of orbiting around the Sun elliptically? Furthermore, since Jupiter has a bigger mass than Earth, why is it farther away from the Sun than Earth?