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What do you call a small space rock while it is orbiting in space much larger and it would be an asteroid?
A rock. If it hits the Earth's atmosphere and we see it, it will be a "meteor". When it lands on the Earth, it will be a "meteorite".
How slow can you go on reentry to earth?
This depends upon how much fuel you are prepared to burn to oppose the force of gravity. Even the ordinary satellites are falling towards the Earth, and require a periodic thrust (burn) to keep them in orbit. Unfortunately, the attraction due to gravity depends on mass, so most of the space junk just stays up there, whereas the orbiting satellites need an occasional burn to keep them there.
An astrounaut inside a small space ship orbiting around the earth cannot detect gravity.Can a space station of much bigger size than the space ship hope to detect gravity?
The chances are pretty low because it doesn't matter on the size to detect gravity.
What happens when there is too much space junk in space?
When there is too much space junk in space, it increases the risk of collisions with active satellites, spacecraft, and the International Space Station. These collisions can create more debris and further exacerbate the problem in a cascading effect known as the Kessler Syndrome. This can threaten future space missions and the sustainability of activities in space.
How much space junk hits earth?
Space junk, or orbital debris, re-enters the Earth's atmosphere regularly, but most of it burns up before reaching the surface due to the intense heat generated during re-entry. Estimates suggest that around 100 tons of space debris fall to Earth each year, but the risk of significant impacts is low. Large pieces are tracked, and many fall into uninhabited areas, such as oceans. Overall, while space debris is a persistent issue, the likelihood of it causing harm is minimal.
How does the space station stay in space?
As you may know already there is not much gravity in space maybe Evan none. So in order for something as large as the space station it stays in space by the gravitational pull form Earth I guess?
How long does space junk stay in orbit?
Space junk, or debris, can remain in orbit for varying lengths of time depending on its altitude and size. Smaller debris may burn up in the atmosphere within a few weeks to years, while larger objects can stay in orbit for decades or even centuries. Objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) tend to re-enter the atmosphere more quickly due to atmospheric drag, while those in higher orbits can persist much longer. Ultimately, the lifespan of space junk is influenced by factors like its altitude, size, and the gravitational effects of the Earth.
Are there any satellites in space you can reuse?
No there are no satellites that the space program can reuse. This is why there is so much space and orbital debris in the solar system. Space and orbital debris means space and orbital junk or pollution.
Is earth similar than space?
yes earth is much different than space because space has no air or water.
Why does the moon orbit the earth intead of the earth orbiting the moon?
The mass of the earth is over 80 times the mass of the moon. A massive object will tend to capture less massive objects in its gravitational field.____________But consider this: if the moon happened to be the same general size and mass as earth, which would orbit which? You would observe them each orbiting around an invisible spot half way between them, their 'system' center of gravity otherwise called the 'barycenter'. They would effectively be orbiting around each other. As the moon becomes less massive, what determines the 'cut-off' between orbiting around each other and the smaller orbiting the larger? In fact it is still true that earth and moon are each orbiting their barycenter. Interestingly, the barycenter in this case is within the body of the earth, because the earth is so much more massive than the earth.
In what part of the atmosphere does a space ship fly?
The Earth's exosphere extends ~120,000 miles, so most Earth-orbiting spacecraft are in the exosphere. Spacecraft that go to other planets, the sun, Lagrange points and everything that leaves Earth's orbit is in space, which is not a part of Earth's atmosphere.
How does gravity affects space junk?
There are several causes for man-made space debris. The first is discarded parts from launched spacecraft and rockets. These can be entire burned-out upper stages, pieces that have come off during operation or stage separation like bolts, rivets, pieces of metal/plastic/insulation foam, paint chips etc. The second are spacecraft themselves: satellites that have reached the end of their useful life because they've suffered from a critical failure or from degradation that limits their capabilities below useful, or because they simply ran out of fuel for station-keeping. The last part is debris created by collisions of orbiting bodies, which can be natural micrometorites, space junk from one of the first two categories or active spaceraft colliding with each other. One example of this would be the satellite collision on February 10, 2009, when a decomissioned Russian military satellite hit an Iridium communications satellite, destroying both.
