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Indirectly breaking the speed of light
March 12th, 2021
event-horizon
general-relativity
orbital-motion
faster-than-light
black-holes
Are there any satellite orbit earth perpendicular to the sun and what is the name of this kind of orbit?
August 9th, 2022
satellites
orbital-motion
How "large" is a Lagrange point?
August 20th, 2020
orbital-motion
celestial-mechanics
stability
newtonian-gravity
How does an object falling into a plain Schwarschild black hole appear from near the black hole?
October 17th, 2020
orbital-motion
black-holes
general-relativity
Why does reduced mass help when talking about two body problems?
August 19th, 2022
mass
orbital-motion
newtonian-mechanics
Circular orbit around a point that is not in the center
February 15th, 2021
classical-mechanics
orbital-motion
Gravitational slingshot maximum
March 29th, 2020
homework-and-exercises
newtonian-gravity
orbital-motion
celestial-mechanics
Do celestial objects experience drag from the near vacuum of space/does the near vacuum have a mean velocity?
February 16th, 2020
drag
astrophysics
orbital-motion
planets
Build a ring around Earth, then remove the supports
July 24th, 2020
newtonian-mechanics
newtonian-gravity
satellites
earth
orbital-motion
Cause of weightlessness
January 22nd, 2020
newtonian-mechanics
orbital-motion
projectile
free-fall
satellites
Is there a maximum distance from a planet that a moon can orbit?
June 23rd, 2020
orbital-motion
celestial-mechanics
solar-system
planets
moon
For a spacecraft orbiting a planet, orbital speed is inversely proportional to orbit radius. But speed must be increased to increase orbit radius?
August 1st, 2022
orbital-motion
newtonian-gravity
newtonian-mechanics
centripetal-force
celestial-mechanics
How far ahead can we predict solar and lunar eclipses?
January 5th, 2021
orbital-motion
solar-system
celestial-mechanics
chaos-theory
Throwing an object around the Earth. Is it possible?
January 29th, 2020
homework-and-exercises
newtonian-mechanics
newtonian-gravity
orbital-motion
estimation
Why don't stars in globular clusters all orbit in the same plane?
February 17th, 2020
astrophysics
orbital-motion
astronomy
stars
star-clusters
Why do the planets' orbital distances fall on an exponential curve?
March 29th, 2020
orbital-motion
solar-system
planets
If Earth had rings?
May 7th, 2020
newtonian-mechanics
newtonian-gravity
orbital-motion
planets
Why are these periods the same: a low earth orbit and oscillations through the center of the earth?
July 15th, 2020
newtonian-mechanics
orbital-motion
newtonian-gravity
Significance of the second focus in elliptical orbits
August 1st, 2022
newtonian-mechanics
newtonian-gravity
solar-system
orbital-motion
Why are orbits elliptical?
August 13th, 2022
planets
orbital-motion
newtonian-gravity
newtonian-mechanics
Why doesn't orbital body keep going faster and faster?
August 13th, 2022
newtonian-mechanics
newtonian-gravity
orbital-motion
celestial-mechanics
Why don't we feel the subtle speed change of Earth's elliptical orbit?
July 21st, 2020
newtonian-mechanics
newtonian-gravity
angular-momentum
orbital-motion
earth
When will the Moon reach escape velocity?
August 9th, 2022
astrophysics
orbital-motion
escape-velocity
moon
Where does the extra kinetic energy come from in a gravitational slingshot?
December 28th, 2020
energy-conservation
space-travel
newtonian-gravity
newtonian-mechanics
orbital-motion
Is it possible to have a geostationary satellite over the poles?
January 30th, 2022
satellites
orbital-motion
popular-science
Why don't planets have Circular orbits?
August 13th, 2022
planets
orbital-motion
newtonian-gravity
newtonian-mechanics
Is there a small enough planet or asteroid you can orbit by jumping?
July 9th, 2020
satellites
planets
orbital-motion
newtonian-gravity
newtonian-mechanics
Is Melancholia's orbit impossible?
August 19th, 2022
orbital-motion
newtonian-gravity
newtonian-mechanics
Why are our planets in the solar system all on the same disc/plane/layer?
November 6th, 2020
solar-system
orbital-motion
angular-momentum
gravity
What did general relativity clarify about Mercury?
December 9th, 2020
precession
celestial-mechanics
solar-system
orbital-motion
general-relativity
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