they are falling through space around earth
Astronauts in orbit experience weightlessness because they are in a state of continuous free fall towards the Earth. This creates the sensation of floating in space, as there is no force pushing against them to create the feeling of weight.
The weightless astronaut landed on Mars, which has no gravity.
In orbit, astronauts experience a sensation of weightlessness due to the continuous free fall towards the Earth. They are not truly weightless, as gravity is still acting on them, but they are in a state of constant free fall that creates the sensation of weightlessness.
Astronauts in orbit use their weightlessness to measure mass by swinging objects on a string like a pendulum. By measuring the time it takes for the object to swing back and forth, they can calculate its mass using a known formula.
Weightlessness is the effect that astronauts enjoy in space.
Weightlessness is the effect that astronauts enjoy in space.
Yes, the deeper one travels toward a planets core the less they'll weigh. If one could reach the CG of a planet, they would experience weightlessness similar to that astronauts feel in orbit.
Weightlessness in orbit is not due to being beyond Earth's gravity, but rather to being in a state of continuous free fall around the planet. In orbit, the spacecraft and everything inside are falling towards Earth at the same rate, creating the sensation of weightlessness. Gravity is still present in orbit but it is balanced by the spacecraft's forward motion, creating an apparent state of weightlessness.
In space, there is no gravity and one would experience weightlessness.
In orbit, astronauts appear weightless and float because they are in a state of constant freefall towards Earth. Due to the lack of air resistance and the gravitational pull being the only force acting on them, they experience the sensation of weightlessness.
Weightlessness.
In space, there is no gravity and one would experience weightlessness.