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friction, they are going very fast through the atmosphere and it is generation a lot of heat

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When a space capsule returns to earth after a mission it glows red-hot why?

As the space capsule re-enters Earth's atmosphere, it experiences immense friction with the air, causing the exterior to heat up rapidly. This intense heat leads to the glow, heating up the exterior to temperatures hot enough to emit a red glow. Heat shields are used to protect the spacecraft and its occupants from these extreme temperatures.


When a space ship returns to earth it is glowing red and hot why is that?

It is glowing red hot because of the friction created between the space shuttle and the surrounding air.


What happens if you take 2 styrofoam cups and fill one with cold water and one with hot water and drop a glow stick in each?

The glow stick in the cold water will not glow as bright as the glow stick in the hot water because when you cool the glow stick down, the chemical process will slow down. The glow stick in the hot water will glow brighter but for a shorter period of time.


How can you revive a glow stick that has lost its glow?

To revive a glow stick that has lost its glow, you can try placing it in hot water to help the chemicals inside mix again and potentially restore its glow.


How can I get a glow stick to glow again?

To make a glow stick glow again, try placing it in hot water or shaking it vigorously to mix the chemicals inside. This may help reignite the glow.


How can I get glow sticks to glow again?

To make glow sticks glow again, try placing them in hot water or in the freezer for a few minutes. This can help reactivate the chemicals inside the glow sticks and make them glow brighter.


How do you make glow sticks glow brighter?

Heat them, for example by briefly putting them in hot water. They will glow more brightly, but won't last as long.


What is the glow of a hot object?

It's Blackbody Radiation


Stars glow because?

Because they are extremely hot.


Does a star get brighter when is hot or cold?

Any hot object will glow brighter when it is hotter.


How can you revive glow sticks to make them glow again?

To revive glow sticks and make them glow again, you can try placing them in hot water or using a hair dryer to heat them up. This can help reactivate the chemicals inside the glow sticks and restore their glow.


Are you making Earth too hot to live on?

No it is called the rotation of the earth going around the sun. The sun is the hottest and largest star in space.