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The centrifugal force generated by the spin of our planet would push us to the space if another force, gravity, would lack. Because the Earth is spherical, the interaction of the both forces varies as we move further away along the terrestrial ax. The centrifugal force is minimal in the polar areas and maximal on the... |
15 April 2008
10:49 GMT |
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Today, anybody or anything which must be transported into Earth's orbit is carried with the help of space rockets. Nonetheless, alternative space transportation devices such as space elevators, for example, could one day make space travel a whole lot faster, safer and cheaper than the conventional methods curren... |
29 March 2008
06:06 GMT |
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So, is it possible to orbit around black holes without falling towards the singularity? Well, against general belief such maneuvers are actually possible. Objects coming in the vicinity of a black hole may enter elliptical orbits, resembling those of the planets in the solar system orbiting the Sun. However, the extr... |
14 February 2008
04:53 GMT |
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