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Space junk falls towards earth fairly often. When a satellite comes to the end of it's life, its orbit will decay and it will eventually fall to earth. The orbital speed of these objects is quite high though, so when they approach the earths atmosphere they burn up and disintegrate from the heat caused by friction against the atmosphere. The team involved will try to aim for a sparsely populated area or ocean, so any remains will land away from populated areas.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThis is EXTREMELY unlikely to happen. However, if, for some reason, the Earth were taken off of its orbit around the sun and redirected to fly directly into it, the Earth would be subject to the massive gravitational pull of the sun, accelerating it toward the sun. As it got nearer the sun (not much beyond it's current orbit), solar insolation would cause the atmospheric and surface temperature of the planet to increase, destroying all life. The seas would begin to boil away. As the Earth neared the corona, the atmosphere and then the planet surface would turn to plasma (hot, ionized gas). The sun would also absorb the elements present in (and on) the planet, such as the vast amounts of iron, nickel, and other elements that make up our planet. This would add (perhaps a small amount) to the overall heavy metal makeup of the sun itself, perhaps even reducing its time until nova by a small amount.
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∙ 14y agoEarth gets destroyed and so does the people
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∙ 11y agoWell... If Earth was heading towards direct impact with the sun, most of everyone would die from the extreme heat. Long before impact.or earth might just die.
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∙ 13y agoIt would kill all mankind that it currently living on earth at that time but you don't really have to worry about that as long as the moon keeps it's orbital path as a circle around earth
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Is there force in space?
No; gravity will continue acting on your body. If there was no force acting on your body while in space (let's say an orbiting satellite), the satellite would fly out of Earth's orbit and just wander off forever, but that doesn't happen - so gravity has to be acting on the satellite and your body as well!
What is the area of the Earth's surface where a satellite signal can be received?
The â??footprintâ?? is the area of the Earthâ??s surface where a satellite signal can be received. The footprint on Earth is determined by the footprint of the antennas on the satellites.
Is the question the earth is flat a testable hypothesis?
Yes, it is. Satellite imaging will negate the hypothesis and prove that Earth is round, not flat.
Where sattlelight can be found?
A satellite is an object in space that is orbiting another object. The moon is a natural satellite of the earth. Man-made satellites orbit the earth just outside the earth atmosphere and used for many purposes such as GPS, telecommunications, weather, and spying to name a few. Satellites are in space
As the distance of a satellite from Earth's surface increases the time the satellite takes to make one revolution around Earth?
This is true if the angular velocity is not a variable. That being said this is the reason why the outer planets such as Saturn and Jupiter have such long Solar orbits as opposed to Earth,
Which factor would most likely cause communications satellite orbiting earth to return to earth from its orbit?
That will happen if the satellite loses energy. This is usually caused by air resistance, if the satellite's orbit is too low.
Why do meteors hit planet earth?
They will hit Earth if, in their orbit around the Sun, they happen to cross Earth's orbit.
What would happen if a meteorite had to hit earth?
the earth would be destroyed
Is the moon a satellite of earth?
Yes, the moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.
Why is the satellite part of the earth?
The Moon is the satellite of the earth
What is the spherical satellite of the earth?
moon is the satellite of the earth.
WhEre did the satELlite hit?
The NASA UARS Satellite fell to earth north-east of Vanuatu, 14.1 degrees South latitude and 170.2 degrees West longitude.
What do you think will happen if a big comet were to hit earth?
it could be the end of the earth
Moon is to satellite as earth is to What?
If the Moon is to a satellite, then Earth is to a planet. The Moon is a natural satellite orbiting Earth, just like artificial satellites orbit Earth. Similarly, planets are natural satellites orbiting stars, like Earth orbits the Sun.
What layers o the atmosphere must be hit by waves in order for sound to be reflected back to the earth?
satellite
What is the moon to earth?
The moon is the Earth's only natural satellite.
What is little satellite of earth?
The moon is the only natural satellite of the earth.
