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Deriving an expression for the tangential velocity of a meteor orbiting the Earth? I have 2 expressions, not sure which is correct [closed]
"A meteoroid of mass $m$ is on a circular Earth orbit of radius $R$ which is a few (> 2) times larger than the radius of the Earth $R_E$. Derive an expression for the meteoroid's speed. State the ...
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If we apply force on sun, what happens to orbit of earth? [closed]
Earth is revolving around the sun. If we apply force on the sun and the sun moves away in any arbitrary direction, what happens to the orbit of earth? Will the earth also move along with sun with its ...
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Could two identical stars revolve around each other in a common orbit if we only account for Newtonian physics?
Both a parent star and its planet revolve around the center of mass of the system, the reason we see stellar wobble. But if we take this to be true, which it is, there can be a configuration in which ...
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