what keeps a space probe going aftera rocket no longer pushes it ?

Question

physics

Answer 1

Inertia

One of Newton's Laws - Objects in Motion tend to remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force such as gravity.

Answer 2

the better question would be what could stop it.

Ithe probe will only stop if it hits another object. Newtons laws state that an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an external force.

So the probe keeps moving because that is the way that the universe works and unlike here on earth there is no air to slow it down

Answer 3

After the space probe has been released from the rocket it conserves the energy which it got from the rocket to go on.Cause in the space the rocket goes on because there is no air friction.Consider this if you shoot a bullet from a gun, say suppose the bullet falls at a distance of 160mts with air friction and gravitional forces force suppose you shoot the same bullet in space it travels a distance of about 1000mts see the large difference this because of the drag of the air this increases with the the velocity of the bullet and the density of the air.HEY DONOT FORGET ABOUT INERTIA.

Answer 4

To answer this question a person needs to ask, what is it that causes a mass to move in the first place? Notice that in all forms of movement (consider all the cars and trucks moving down the freeway) it is a very controled situation. Everything moves in a particular manner. Moving objects do not move in random order, but according to a particular order. What is it that makes all matter that moves conform to a particular law?

Matter does not move unless it is forced to do so. A space probe headed for Mars does not do so of its own. A particular condition has been formed within the probe to make it move. Let's take a look at its atomic structure as see what it is within it that causes the mass to move onward through space at the same speed as when the rocket was shut down.

To do this we shall take a look at a single atom. Then this may be typlified in all other atoms as being the reason they, as a unit, move as they do. The kind of atom we consider does not make a difference. It can be an iron one, or a oxygen one, the principle shall be the same for all.

Our atom is made up of electromagnetic energy. This form of energy is first formed into an electron by its linear frequency moving in an arc greater than 360 degrees. In doing this, part of the frequency overlaps the other and it bonds to itself (electromagnetic energy can only do this in the presence of a mass, which is one reason that the concept of the "big bang" is bogus. There is no manner by which the first mass could have been formed apart from it having been made to do so by an Outside Source). This overlapping principle is similar to when a long door spring has one end pushed sideways into the other. When this has been done the spring remains in form of a circle. Once an electron has been thus formed, this newly made up mass then forms into neutrons and protons that make up the particular atom we consider.

Mass thus being composed of electromagnetic energy has been given the potential of movement, but not at the speed of light, of which it is composed. This is done by an increase of frequency in a particular direction. As an atom is made to move, the frequency in the direction of movement becomes greater in line density, and the line density at right angles becomes less. The force of increased line density (energy = hf) forces our atom to move toward the existence of what it is - "c".

It isn't until our atom has some manner of decreasing the frequency in its particular, single direction that it is possible for it to change its speed. The moving atom would move forever at its last speed through space because it is formed of electromagnetic energy, which form of energy cannot change speed/frequency except by encountering another mass.

Answer 5

Newton's laws of motion.

An object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force.

An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force.

There is very little in space to oppose motion, aside from gravity. Once the probe escapes the influence of earth's gravitational field, it will continue along a predictable path. As it enters the gravitational fields of other celestial bodies, that path will be changed.

Answer 6

Inertia

One of Newton's Laws - Objects in Motion tend to remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force such as gravity.

Answer 7

It keeps going because there's nothing to stop it. On Earth (or any other celestial body with sufficient mass), it is held back by gravity and friction with the air. In space, there are too few particles of matter for any real friction, and as long as it stays far enough away from any large objects, it won't be affected by any significant gravity.