2007-01-06 04:06:49 · 5 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Depends how far away it was from other celestial objects. All objects are gravitationally attracted to each other, but a bug's mass is so small that it's gravitational attraction will be overwhelmed by any celestial object even remotely close to each other.
For perspective, Jupiter's gravity has more effect on a person sitting in the desk next to you than your gravity does.
2007-01-06 05:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bob G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of bug? A bed bug or a goliath beetle?
I would say almost certainly yes, but over a very very long period of time, like years or centuries. It has a gravitational pull, but it would so infinitessimally small, that other forces would overwhlem it. For instance the speed of the bug and the "micromass" would have to be almost exactly the same and they would have to get very very close to each other.
2007-01-06 12:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"pulling" is just a way of speaking. If you think about it, all masses are pulled to all other masses. As much as the earth pulls the bug, the bug pulls the earth.
So, the bug would simultaneously attract and be attracted to all sorts of masses, both large and small.
2007-01-06 12:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by xaviar_onasis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but the attraction would be so small that even a tiny speck of dust could disrupt it.
There probably are many little chunks of accumulated dust that could survive undisturbed for eons and finally merge as fairly solid entities you could go on but no doubt you get the picture.
2007-01-07 09:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can pull micromasses.
2007-01-06 14:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by Dhiman B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋