Yes it is
It doesnt point anywhere it is constantly rotating. But it is pulled by the earth.
Until the object reaches it terminal velocity
Gravity is caused by mass, so objects with more mass, such as planets and stars, exert a lot of gravity. The earth and everything on it are constantly falling towards the sun because of the sun's immense gravity. ... Because of this sideways momentum, the earth is continually falling towards the sun and missing it.
First, if anything were falling, it would be the Earth; the Earth is much, much smaller than the Sun. Secondly, the Earth is constantly falling towards the Sun, but it's also moving sideways at the same time fast enough that it keeps missing.
Possibly that the moon is accelerating towards the earth constantly, as gravity is pulling it towards us. the reason it doesn't crash into us is that it is moving at 90 degrees to us. Because it is always being pulled towards us but is also moving to the side, it ends up orbiting us. I hope this explanation is simple enough to answer your question.
Our Earth is not in a falling orbit.
There is none. Let's say you and the earth were the only 2 objects in our Universe. The two of you would immediately start falling toward EACH OTHER. Of course, with earth being a gigantatillion times bigger than you, all you would notice (if you had delicate instruments to measure your movement) is you falling toward earth. So there is no definite distance from earth before you start falling toward it. In reality, there are trillions of stars and gazillions of tons of space dust - you would fall toward them instead of toward earth, but there would STILL be a tiny tiny amount of falling toward earth.
at terminal velocity
The space station is orbiting the earth. That means it is constantly falling, but falling AROUND the Earth. Satellites do the same thing.
The force that pulls an object toward earth also pulls the earth toward the object. The two forces are equal. Together, we refer to them as the forces of gravity.
at terminal velocity
It doesnt point anywhere it is constantly rotating. But it is pulled by the earth.
satellites are not weightless. they actually aren't even floating in space. satellites are constantly falling towards the earth but because of their crazy fast speed they constantly miss the edge of the earth and can continue falling. pretty wild stuff gravity is.
satellites are not weightless. they actually aren't even floating in space. satellites are constantly falling towards the earth but because of their crazy fast speed they constantly miss the edge of the earth and can continue falling. pretty wild stuff gravity is.
Because of force
The moon is falling, but since the Earth's gravitational pull is constantly acting on it, the moon keeps falling but it is moving towards the Earth so it move in an egg shaped motion.
Earth pulls on the object, and the object pulls on Earth