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Satellites operate outside most of the atmosphere, so there is very little resistance to their motion. They are launched into orbit horizontally at speeds of ... remain under the influence of Earth's gravity. When the calculations are done correctly, there is a tug of war between the tendency to speed off in a straight line, and ...
Theoretically, nothing can exceed the speed of light, which is 186,000 miles per second. It remains to be seen if future technology can overcome ...
... effort of one finger. If you want, you can float upside down while your friend is right side up.
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Answer provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph.D.
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... short missions astronauts often get only five or six hours of sleep a night. This is probably due to a variety of factors, such as a busy schedule, and the adaptation ...
There is very little chance of getting lost in space. There are numerous satellites, telescopes, and other ...
... Mercury capsule as it orbited the Earth. And viewing the stars and planets from space is always spectacular
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Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski
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Think about our solar system—nine planets orbiting our Sun. A galaxy is like that, only much bigger. Billions of stars, like our Sun, orbit something very massive, ...
Space weather is vastly different than terrestrial weather. It generally involves storms on the Sun—enormous masses ...
... bright and determined people are dedicating huge amounts of their personal money and the answer is yes, the price will go down in the future. Google the following people: Jeff Bezos ...
... of light years. The star Proxima Centauri, the closest star outside of our solar system, is a little over four light years away.
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Answer provided by Dirk Terrell, Ph.D.
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