Questions tagged [escape-velocity]
Questions about the speed at which an object can go to a point at infinity while ending at rest.
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escape velocity of leaving the Milky Way galaxy vertically and horizontally
Is there a difference in the escape velocity when leaving the Milky Way galaxy
vertically (out of galactic plane)
horizontally (in the galactic plane)?
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What is the escape velocity of our Galaxy relative to?
I've been thinking that everything has a relative escape velocity, if it has Mass, seemingly. You can escape orbit around the earth by accelerating enough. You can escape the orbit of the sun by ...
