Because Newton had no explanation for the current movement of the planets and moons in the solar system, he ascribed that movement to a historical force. Modern science is unable to explain the movement of matter in the solar system on the basis of current forces. It therefore ascribes that movement to historical forces which, because they no longer exist, are beyond direct examination. However, matter in the real world, the world in which an attempt is made to derive a consistent picture of physical phenomena, moves as a result of existing forces, or comes to rest with respect to those existing forces. Historic forces, by definition, no longer exist, and don't move anything.
Modern science has no explanation for obvious phenomena such as planetary rotation.
To hide this ignorance, it provides occult answers for explainable reality. The force of attraction becomes a property of matter. Motion is ascribed to unclear historical forces that no longer exist. Black holes in space, dark matter, worm holes tunnelling through space and time. Modern science hides its inability to explain the obvious behind explanations of the exotic.