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New space junk removal idea: Using ion engine exhaust to knock debris out of the sky
Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...
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The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...
ZME Science on MSN
The Moon Used to Be Much Closer to Earth. It’s Drifting 1.5 Inches Farther From Earth Every Year and It’s Slowly Making Our Days Longer
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
The region where the gravitational influence of Earth is the dominant force, is called the Hill Sphere. This extends up to ...
Astronomers have found yet another quasi-moon companion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun believed to be a chunk of our ...
So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN
A ‘Quasi-Moon’ Has Been Quietly Orbiting With Earth for 60 Years — Astronomers Just Confirmed It
A small asteroid has been quietly following Earth’s orbit for decades—unseen, unbothered and, until recently, completely ...
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
Related reading: Earth's temporary extra satellites may have an unexpected origin.
The Space Force operates the Global Positioning System satellite network to provide navigation services to ships, airplanes, ...
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Beware of the 'gravitational keyhole': How to find the safest spots to deflect a hazardous asteroid
Selecting the right spot to smash a spacecraft into the surface of a hazardous asteroid to deflect it must be done with great ...
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