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Space trash is a collection of old rocket boosters, junk from collisions (such as the collision between the Iridium satellite and the Russian spy satellite that happened about 6 months ago), and stuff dropped from one or another space missions such as the toolbox dropped from the ISS. NASA tracks about 10,000 pieces of "space junk" currently.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere are literally thousands of pieces of manmade debris in orbit around the planet right now. NASA has a good animation.
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What kind of phrase is found in the sentence As the moon continues in its orbit around the earth a part of the illuminated side of the moon becomes visible?
Adjective Phrases : 1. around the Earth - modifies orbit 2. of the illuminated side - modifies part 3. of the Moon - modifies side Adverb Phrase: in its orbit (in its orbit around the Earth) - modifies around
What orbit is still in the outermost part of earth's atmosphere?
A low Earth orbit is an orbit still in the outermost part of Earth's atmosphere. This kind of orbit occurs a few hundred kilometers into the atmosphere.
What are the two movement of the planets?
orbit and rotation there is also a wobble or tilt that can fluctuate
What direction do satallites go circling the earth?
They go around and around. More artificial satellites proceed from west to east, because it takes less energy (fuel) to launch a satellite into that kind of orbit. But there's no fundamental reason why a satellite can't go in any direction you want. The only requirements are . . . -- The center of the Earth has to be in the plane of the orbit. -- If you expect it to stay up there for a while, then the satellite has to stay outside most of the Earth's atmosphere.
What kind of orbits do the planets do around the sun?
An ellipse, like any planet. In the case of Earth (and the other planets in the Solar System), the ellipse is quite close to a circle (in math/astronomy terms, the ellipse has a low eccentricity).
What kind of phrase is found in the sentence As the moon continues in its orbit around the earth a part of the illuminated side of the moon becomes visible?
Adjective Phrases : 1. around the Earth - modifies orbit 2. of the illuminated side - modifies part 3. of the Moon - modifies side Adverb Phrase: in its orbit (in its orbit around the Earth) - modifies around
What kind of movement is it when the earth changes seasons?
Movement of a sphere, with a tilted axis, in its orbit, around its primary star.
What orbit is still in the outermost part of earth's atmosphere?
A low Earth orbit is an orbit still in the outermost part of Earth's atmosphere. This kind of orbit occurs a few hundred kilometers into the atmosphere.
The second kind of earth motion is earth revolving or?
Another word for revolve is orbit.
What kind of path does the earth follow on it's orbit?
It is elliptical path.
What are the two movement of the planets?
orbit and rotation there is also a wobble or tilt that can fluctuate
Which orbit would be best for investigating the Arctic and Antarctic?
If the satellite is in an orbit that takes it over the North and South Poles, it will eventually cover all parts of the Earth as the Earth spins beneath it. This kind of orbit is called a polar orbit.
What kind of energy keeps the solar system in orbit around the sun?
Gravity keeps everything in orbit around the Sun.
What kind of satellites orbit the earth?
communication satellites, astronomy, navigation, etc.
What was the unmanned device by the Soviet Union in 1957?
The Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 to orbit around the Earth, the very first of it's kind.
What kind of planets stay in orbit as they around the sun?
all
What kind of dog was the dog that orbit the earth?
Im pretty sure it was a Bull Terrier.
