Is there friction in outer space?

Answer 1

With no atmosphere and no magnetic field, the Moon's surface is exposed directly to the solar wind. Over its 4 billion year lifetime many ions from the solar wind have become embedded in the Moon's regolith. Thus samples of regolith returned by the Apollo missions proved valuable in studies of the solar wind

Answer 2

no, the moon has no atmosphere, so there is no wind or any other weather of any kind; in fact, the footsteps of the first astronauts to step on the moon are still there and haven't changed one bit

if there was a man on the moon and there is no wind or atmostphere, howcome in the in the 1960`s clip of Neil Armstrong put the flag into the the flag was waving as if there was some type of wind.../ any explination for that..

Answer 3

There is no air in outer space, so there is no friction as we traditionally understand it. However, there can be gravitational forces and electromagnetic interactions between objects in space. These forces can affect the movement of objects in space, but they are not friction in the same way we experience on Earth.

Answer 4

Answer In our Solar System, Saturn's moon - Titan is the only moon with an atmosphere. Hence there are storms only on Titan. Answer Yes sir indeed,there sure can be storms on any moon.Its just that we dont have the right interlect of our equipment to observe the surface of a raging storm on any moon ever discovered.

Answer 5

the terrestrial planets [Mercury, Venus , earth ,and mars] have friction because they have surface but the Jovian planets don't [Jupiter, Saturn , Uranus,and Neptune] because they are gas giants.

Answer 6

There is always friction any time one mass touches any other. Having said that, in space outside the Earth's atmosphere, the amount of mass in space (aside from meteoroids and other space rocks) is measured in atoms per cubic meter. That's as close as we're likely to come to "frictionless".

But in the long run, all of the satellites now in orbit will EVENTUALLY fall, because of the friction of even that minuscule bit of mass that is between the Earth and the Moon's orbit.

Answer 7

Yes, there is. On Earth, dust is annoying. On the moon, it's downright dangerous.

There are concerns that the dust found on the lunar surface could cause harmful effects on any manned outpost technology and crew members:

• Abrasive nature of the dust particles may rub and wear down surfaces through friction;
• Negative effect on coatings used on gaskets to seal equipment from space, optical lenses that include solar panels and windows as well as wiring;
• Possible damage to an astronaut's lungs, nervous, and cardiovascular systems.

Answer 8

The only place without friction is a perfect vacuum. Space, while mostly vacuum, still contains particles and these provide some friction, but it is very, very low.

Answer 9

No. Wind is moving air, and there's no air in space.

Answer 10

Very little because there is essential no atmosphere.