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What happened to Newton 3rd law if our Moon is moving away at 1.5" yearly? [closed]
Our Moon is going away and I read that it is the culprit is our ocean, but then what happens to Newton 3rd law there should be an equal and opposite forces too so where's that? Is it absorbed by the ...
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Can gravity of planets besides Sun and Moon affect tides on Earth?
The tides in some places on Earth are over 50 feet. If the gravity from Venus had a ten thousandth the affect of the Sun and Moon on a 50 foot tide it would make a difference of one twentieth of an ...
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Are there any effect of Sun to the tide? [duplicate]
The Earth is rotating for the Sun's gravitational field. Like a free falling object Earth should feel zero gravity to the Sun. So why there are effect of Sun to the tide?
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How far has Earth moved from its birth orbit?
It says earth is almost as old as 1/3 of the universe's age which would mean 4.5 billion years .
So how far has earth moved towards or away from the sun in these 4.5 billion years?
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How many hours will there be in a day 5,000,000,000 years from now?
It is known that the moon is moving away from Earth 2cm a year, and in doing so makes the days longer.
I want to know how many hours will have one day, when our planet is near its end.
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Sun's tidal force on Earth
My question is regarding effect of Sun's gravity on earth. I want to know that if Sun's gravity can change Earth's landscape in long duration (i.e. billion of years) or not? Means if earth is dead ...
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True or false: the Moon was touching the Earth 1.2 billion years ago
A creationist website makes this argument for the 6,000 year old earth. I'm embarrassed to say I don't know how to do the math to evaluate the claim myself. However, the time scales involved seems ...
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