massive objects around...
As I see it, space can be curved, so it may appear the probe is flying faster than calculated....
2007-05-27 21:11:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
brax : well, to planet earth, or to the sun, whatever....
Just wondering if it would be a fast track to other solar systems...
2007-05-27 21:27:48 · update #1
The mass of the planets, comets and space debris in the solar system is negligible compared to the gravitational pull of the sun so it wouldn't really matter what direction the probe is sent. Also, because the Earth is 150 million km away, the gravitational pull of the sun is small enough not to vary much in terms of whether we send the probe directly away from the sun or at an oblique angle.
2007-05-31 15:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by Michael F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we shot a probe "straight up" it wouldn't be goin away from the sun. It would tend to loop back in orbit over the sun and return.
2007-05-28 06:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speed is relative to the speed of something else.
For example, the speed of an orbiting satellite is relative to something else, like a location on the ground. In your example, the speed of the probe is relative to what? That's the key.
2007-05-28 04:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋