The near-vacuum extending between the planets and stars, containing small amounts of gas and dust. Also called outer space to refer to the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
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Oberth Effect in deep space
Does the Oberth effect only apply when in orbit of a planet or would a rocket generate more and more thrust (if kept on) even in deep space?
Wikipedia explains that the faster the rocket goes, the ...
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Composition of solar spectrum
I read some where that there are three types of UV and infrared rays namely UV-A, UV-B, UV-C and near infrared, mid infrared and far infrared. Which is the most abundant among the the three in ...
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Videos of changing the orientation of an astronaut in space
Kane, Headrick and Yatteau describe in their paper "Experimental investigation of an astronaut maneuvering scheme" possible maneuvers to change the orientation in space without external torque. Is ...
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Dirichlet's work on gravity in non-Euclidean space?
In the book The Norton History of Astronomy and Cosmology by the late John North I have found the following statement (page 514):
"The German mathematician Lejeune Dirichlet studied the law of ...
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Jupiter: Zonal Jets in opposite directions
I recently read that the Great Red Spot arises from the shear instability of zonal flow from zonal jets travelling in opposite directions.
Is there any reason why such zonal jets travel in opposite ...
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Could Voyager 1 have entered a solar radiation belt?
We currently believe that the Sun has no radiation belts because the unstable magnetic field, which turns every 11 years, is not stable enough to sustain a solar radiation belt. But observations from ...
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What sort of thin film experiments can be done in zero gravity and in the presence of cosmic radiation?
I recently found out about sending stuff into space and using the unique zero gravity and cosmic radiation riddled environment to investigate stuff like crystal growth. Since thin film science is a ...
